An open letter to Climate Change Minister Simon Watts

Posted: 21 Feb 2025

Federated Farmers has a message for Simon Watts: your Government has a choice – support an industry that is the backbone of our economy or continue down a path that will see it dismantled.

The sheep and beef sector in New Zealand is facing an existential crisis. The recently announced 55% emissions reduction target directly threatens our industry, which has shaped our nation’s identity and economy. If implemented, these targets will inflict irreversible damage, crippling an industry that has contributed significantly to New Zealand’s prosperity.

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