The town will come to the country at a Fordell woolshed next Wednesday as the coalition Government’s Woolshed Roadshow rolls down No 2 Line.
Agriculture Minister Todd McLay and Associate Minister Andrew Hoggard will forgo their Beehive offices to meet farmers on their turf.
“New Zealand’s food and fibre sector is the backbone of our economy, contributing over 80 per cent of our goods exports to feed an estimated 40 million people worldwide,” Minister McClay said.
“A strong and thriving agricultural sector is crucial to the New Zealand economy,” he said.
Farmers have faced tough times with high domestic inflation rates, interest rates, adverse weather events, and increasing farm input costs.