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Dairy farmers create New Zealand's greatest export, but that size means greater influence over environmental policies too.
In this Local Focus video, Whanganui candidates explain where they stand in the debate about bringing agriculture into the emissions trading scheme.
Local MP and National candidate Harete Hipango said it's unfair to keep putting all the responsibilities and blame onto the farmers.
"Covid has proven that farmers are the ones that are there to feed the nation, to look after us," she said. "They have taken heed of the riparian planting, the cleaner farming and done that well, and big ups to our farmers."