FAR director Ed White on closures and costs
From Cut the Crop! by Foundation for Arable Research (NZ)
May 23, 2026 · 12 min · Season 7 · Episode 19
About this episode
Ed White discusses the role of FAR and the impact of factory closures on local farming.
Central Hawkes Bay farmer Ed White is one of three new FAR board members who started on January 1. In this episode of Cut the Crop, he talks about the role of FAR, rising costs and the repercussions of both Wattie’s and McCain Foods closing frozen vegetable processing factories in the region. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Guest: Ed White
Topics covered
- FAR board
- farming
- costs
- vegetable processing
- factory closures
Keywords
- FAR
- Ed White
- Wattie’s
- McCain Foods
- Central Hawkes Bay
- farming costs
- vegetable processing
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: FAR, Wattie’s, McCain Foods
Places: Central Hawkes Bay
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