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Gumboots, emissions, regulations, taxes and recession

ANALYSIS: Political parties have been wooing farmers at Fieldays.

NBR columnist Grant Walker speaks with Brent Edwards.

Brent Edwards Fri, 16 Jun 2023

Politicians have been clomping around in their gumboots this week, as they seek to woo the support of farmers at Fieldays at Mystery Creek near Hamilton.

It seems a futile exercise for the Government, with most farmers upset about what they see as an unfair imposition of regulations on them by

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