The Country 24/06/25: Toby Williams talks to Jamie Mackay

Federated Farmers’ meat and wool chairman on the next part of Feds’ battle against carbon farming.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Toby Williams Meat and wol chair for Federated Farmers, along
with Richard mcintyran and Wine Langford. I think you guys
have done a really good job of fronting it for FEDS.
But they tell me you're being challenged for the meet
and chair position tonight or tomorrow at the Agmah, I
am tomorrow.

Speaker 2 (00:16):
At the AGM. And that's what makes FEDS great, you know.
The ability for somebody step in is actually I think
I can do a better job than you. So a
young farmer from Marlboros put his hand up to say
he thinks he can do a bit of job.

Speaker 1 (00:26):
Well, we'll see what the folks say you've been doing.
You've been vociferous against carbon farming and that's why I'm
saluting you because I think you've done a great job
leading the charge on that.

Speaker 2 (00:37):
Yeah, thanks Jamie. We've this legislation has been passed the
first reading today in Parliament and we need a clause
change in that desperately. And then that's about the seedings
owning seedings as a way to get out around the
rules from the summerforet.

Speaker 1 (00:50):
It's been a rot. Let's be honest, it's an absolute
rut and we're closing the stable door horse bolted.

Speaker 2 (00:57):
Yeah, and the people who are planning their our own
farms and now say well, we'll already own this evening.
They can go and buy another farm and get around
this whole thing. Was worry about planning my one later
and we need that change made desperately and we've been
talking to that Joe Luxon to do that for us
as well, so hopefully we'll get that through.

Speaker 1 (01:12):
All right, helly, listen more out of time. Thank you
very much. Congratulations to the Federated Farmer's team for putting
on the summer. You've got a great lineup of speakers.
You know, we had Michael every Todd maclay this morning.
Clear Taylor's outstanding. We'll hear from her this afternoon. The
awards are tonight. We will bring you all the big
winners on tomorrow's show from Tapai Conference Center here in Christchurch.

(01:35):
Where will catch you then,