Farmers have the future of Beef + Lamb New Zealand in their hands. Every six years, farmers vote on whether they want the industry-good organisation to continue to exist, funded by compulsory levies on sheepmeat and beef (including dairy-beef). A "no" result on either the sheepmeat or beef levy would mean all B+LNZ activity in that area would stop. Sheep farmers were also asked to support a 5c increase in the sheepmeat levy rate to 75c under the current levy order. Groundswell was not interested in filling that advocacy space but would "firmly convey the position of grassroots rural people to our rural advocacy voice".

Source: Otago Daily Times June 06, 2021 16:30 UTC