Be afraid
OPINION: Your old mate hears some of the recent uptick in farmer confidence has slipped since the political polls started leading a bit to the left, away from the current coalition of National, Act and NZ First.
No matter what criticism or extraction of the Michael, the Hound, and others, threw at Luxton - including him renaming the ag portfolio or his zealous promotion of producer board reform - he was always good natured and never took it to heart.
Luxton's contribution to NZ ag continued far after his retirement of the biggest critics of Luxton's producer board reforms, back in the day, was the current Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor - who has probably benefitted most from these due to the economic performance of the NZ ag sector in our Covid-infected world today!
