September 24, 2025 • 5 mins
Labour's Ag spokesperson puts the boot into the most highly rated MP in the House and we ask, yet again, for some Ag policy from Labour.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Yesterday we talked to the Prime Minister Christopher Luxen about
rating the MP's mood of the boardroom. He was ranked
at a lowly number sixteen, someone who didn't rank at all.
Should you be offended by that, Joe Luxton, a Labour's
Egg spokesperson, because what you want to do today is
put the boot into the most highly rated MP, Erica Stanford,
(00:21):
Good afternoon.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
Good after name, Jamie. No, I'm not offended at all.
I'm pretty sure it was the front bench that were
being ranked, and rightly so. But yeah, putting the boot
in at Eric Stanford. I cannot believe the stupid move
that was made with regards to removing the agriculture and
horticulture from the curriculum. I just what a stupid, stupid move.
I don't think. I don't even know how she would
(00:45):
comprehend or understand that would have been a good move.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
Yeah, but surely it wasn't Erica's work. It was some
bureaucrat in the ministry.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
A minister will always sign that stuff off and I guarantee,
I guarantee she would have been advised that it wouldn't
be a good move, but she would have gone He
just like we've seen so many other things Discoverment's done.
They just don't listen to their advisors. They don't always
get it right, for sure, but it pays to listen sometimes. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (01:08):
But hey, unlike your lot, Joe, at least when they
get it wrong, they take it on the chin, realize it.
They changed it back pretty quickly.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
And I was really pleased to see that. And I've
said that in a recent article. You know, credit we credits?
Do you think? Goodness? She saw sense finally, But it
should never have happened in the first place. The angst
that caused no consultation with the sector or anyone. It
was just ridiculous. In my view.
Speaker 1 (01:30):
Everyone is putting the knife into Luxeon at the moment,
suggesting people who might be future leaders. Well I looked
at this list yesterday and Chris Hopkins your leader. He
might sleep walk to Victory who knows he's at number
thirty one, well above him, Barbara Edmonds and Karen mcinnulty.
Now it was you, Joe Luxton, who said to me,
(01:51):
if you want to talk to someone really interesting who
knows their stuff, talk to Barbara Edmonds.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
Yeah, that's right. So well, Chrystopher Luxeon. There's no surprises there.
He came and Augusto promising to save the day and
they've done nothing. We've seen nothing good really come out
of this government so far. And yeah, Bob Edmonds is
a really good person to talk to with her economic background.
I thought that would be something that'd be really interesting
for you to talk to. And we've got some impressive
(02:17):
people on our team. Absolutely without a doubt. But Chippy
is our leader. We completely back him one hundred percent
and he'll be the one that takes us through the election.
Speaker 1 (02:24):
But he's not doing much. It's a bit like your
ag policy, Joe, when is that coming? Well, as some
policy coming from Chippy.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
Well you well, we'll be seeing something very shortly. I
can assure you of that.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
But as far as there what on agg policy.
Speaker 2 (02:40):
No, as far as our egg policy is, it's a
probably at exactly the same stage as that Natzig policy
was at this point in the election cycle when they
were in opposition.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
Well, you've got to have some thoughts on some things
that are happening out there. What are your thoughts. You
can't just turn up on the show and say I'm
going to have some egg policy coming shortly, Joe, come on,
give me something.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
I've got some some thoughts, but I'm not going to
announce it here on your show at the moment, Jamie.
But actually one of the things that I think I
may have mentioned it to you before as well. One
of the biggest things in the biggest issues I hear
when I'm out meeting with farmers and our farm is
the issue around pests, pests and milden pines. That's a
really huge issue for everybody. So that's something I'm thinking
(03:19):
about quite carefully.
Speaker 1 (03:21):
So, yeah, fair point, and it's very topical at the moment.
But perhaps the labor government, the previous labor government do
it didn't cover itself in glory when it came to
carbon farming and that is encouraging pests.
Speaker 2 (03:33):
Yeah, we didn't get it one hundred percent right, but
we did try to make changes where it was about
the right tree in the right place. But carbon farming
is an issue of why the etes encourages the change
in farm practice or farms to forestry for carbon credits,
and that's an issue and next year, I think in
the peace of legislation that's gone through, the climate legislation
(03:56):
that's gone through around pine forestry labor head a different
view in the air and we've put that. We do
think that ETES needs an absolute review because it just
incentivizes this change to carbon farming and out of actual
pasture farming for stock.
Speaker 1 (04:12):
Let's finish on a positive note. Yesterday, I think you
visited Halter as a former dairy farmer in a past life, you,
Joe Luxton, you would have been impressed by what you've
seen at Halter.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
Oh. I've been impressed with Halter since since the minute
I saw it and then when I've seen it on
farm in use and it's it's fantastic. And I went
to the headquarters if you like, yesterday in Auckland and
really impressive. What an exciting it would be an exciting
place to work, and everyone there that I met just
is really focused, really enthusiastic, and all the dogs, they
(04:47):
all bring their dogs to work. It was actually pretty cool.
But no, the technology is absolutely incredible and they're expanding
and expanded into Australia, into the States and it's just
going to continue to grow and it's a fabulous product.
Speaker 1 (04:59):
They those electric collars on the dogs keep them under
control in the workplace.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
The dogs were really cruizy, to be honest with you.
They're laying around some of them. We're having a bit
of a play with each other. But yeah, there were
lots of dogs there, but that looked such a cool
place to work. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (05:15):
See, I'm old school. I think dogs belong on farms,
not on offices. But anyhow, that's just a generational thing.
Joe Luxton, thanks for some of your time. I'm always
good to catch up you two thinks.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
Jamie
Yesterday we talked to the Prime Minister Christopher Luxen about
rating the MP's mood of the boardroom. He was ranked
at a lowly number sixteen, someone who didn't rank at all.
Should you be offended by that, Joe Luxton, a Labour's
Egg spokesperson, because what you want to do today is
put the boot into the most highly rated MP, Erica Stanford,
(00:21):
Good afternoon.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
Good after name, Jamie. No, I'm not offended at all.
I'm pretty sure it was the front bench that were
being ranked, and rightly so. But yeah, putting the boot
in at Eric Stanford. I cannot believe the stupid move
that was made with regards to removing the agriculture and
horticulture from the curriculum. I just what a stupid, stupid move.
I don't think. I don't even know how she would
(00:45):
comprehend or understand that would have been a good move.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
Yeah, but surely it wasn't Erica's work. It was some
bureaucrat in the ministry.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
A minister will always sign that stuff off and I guarantee,
I guarantee she would have been advised that it wouldn't
be a good move, but she would have gone He
just like we've seen so many other things Discoverment's done.
They just don't listen to their advisors. They don't always
get it right, for sure, but it pays to listen sometimes. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (01:08):
But hey, unlike your lot, Joe, at least when they
get it wrong, they take it on the chin, realize it.
They changed it back pretty quickly.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
And I was really pleased to see that. And I've
said that in a recent article. You know, credit we credits?
Do you think? Goodness? She saw sense finally, But it
should never have happened in the first place. The angst
that caused no consultation with the sector or anyone. It
was just ridiculous. In my view.
Speaker 1 (01:30):
Everyone is putting the knife into Luxeon at the moment,
suggesting people who might be future leaders. Well I looked
at this list yesterday and Chris Hopkins your leader. He
might sleep walk to Victory who knows he's at number
thirty one, well above him, Barbara Edmonds and Karen mcinnulty.
Now it was you, Joe Luxton, who said to me,
(01:51):
if you want to talk to someone really interesting who
knows their stuff, talk to Barbara Edmonds.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
Yeah, that's right. So well, Chrystopher Luxeon. There's no surprises there.
He came and Augusto promising to save the day and
they've done nothing. We've seen nothing good really come out
of this government so far. And yeah, Bob Edmonds is
a really good person to talk to with her economic background.
I thought that would be something that'd be really interesting
for you to talk to. And we've got some impressive
(02:17):
people on our team. Absolutely without a doubt. But Chippy
is our leader. We completely back him one hundred percent
and he'll be the one that takes us through the election.
Speaker 1 (02:24):
But he's not doing much. It's a bit like your
ag policy, Joe, when is that coming? Well, as some
policy coming from Chippy.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
Well you well, we'll be seeing something very shortly. I
can assure you of that.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
But as far as there what on agg policy.
Speaker 2 (02:40):
No, as far as our egg policy is, it's a
probably at exactly the same stage as that Natzig policy
was at this point in the election cycle when they
were in opposition.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
Well, you've got to have some thoughts on some things
that are happening out there. What are your thoughts. You
can't just turn up on the show and say I'm
going to have some egg policy coming shortly, Joe, come on,
give me something.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
I've got some some thoughts, but I'm not going to
announce it here on your show at the moment, Jamie.
But actually one of the things that I think I
may have mentioned it to you before as well. One
of the biggest things in the biggest issues I hear
when I'm out meeting with farmers and our farm is
the issue around pests, pests and milden pines. That's a
really huge issue for everybody. So that's something I'm thinking
(03:19):
about quite carefully.
Speaker 1 (03:21):
So, yeah, fair point, and it's very topical at the moment.
But perhaps the labor government, the previous labor government do
it didn't cover itself in glory when it came to
carbon farming and that is encouraging pests.
Speaker 2 (03:33):
Yeah, we didn't get it one hundred percent right, but
we did try to make changes where it was about
the right tree in the right place. But carbon farming
is an issue of why the etes encourages the change
in farm practice or farms to forestry for carbon credits,
and that's an issue and next year, I think in
the peace of legislation that's gone through, the climate legislation
(03:56):
that's gone through around pine forestry labor head a different
view in the air and we've put that. We do
think that ETES needs an absolute review because it just
incentivizes this change to carbon farming and out of actual
pasture farming for stock.
Speaker 1 (04:12):
Let's finish on a positive note. Yesterday, I think you
visited Halter as a former dairy farmer in a past life, you,
Joe Luxton, you would have been impressed by what you've
seen at Halter.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
Oh. I've been impressed with Halter since since the minute
I saw it and then when I've seen it on
farm in use and it's it's fantastic. And I went
to the headquarters if you like, yesterday in Auckland and
really impressive. What an exciting it would be an exciting
place to work, and everyone there that I met just
is really focused, really enthusiastic, and all the dogs, they
(04:47):
all bring their dogs to work. It was actually pretty cool.
But no, the technology is absolutely incredible and they're expanding
and expanded into Australia, into the States and it's just
going to continue to grow and it's a fabulous product.
Speaker 1 (04:59):
They those electric collars on the dogs keep them under
control in the workplace.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
The dogs were really cruizy, to be honest with you.
They're laying around some of them. We're having a bit
of a play with each other. But yeah, there were
lots of dogs there, but that looked such a cool
place to work. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (05:15):
See, I'm old school. I think dogs belong on farms,
not on offices. But anyhow, that's just a generational thing.
Joe Luxton, thanks for some of your time. I'm always
good to catch up you two thinks.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
Jamie
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