And more often than not the farming sector finds itself in the firing line over carbon emissions and pollution. Yet Paul Edwards believes the vast majority of farmers have always been good custodians of the land. With more than 30 years involvement in the farming sector, Mr Edwards is the general manager of consultancy with Compass Agribusiness, an agribusiness advisory, agri-asset management and client partnership specialist. And the ones not fulfilling those requirements were being put in the spotlight, Mr Edwards said. “In general, most farmers, even though they’re farming for today, they’re thinking about what tomorrow is going to look like.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 05, 2020 01:52 UTC