About this episode

Brent Mountford discusses the government's decision to double funding for the QEII trust aimed at protecting native plantings on farms in New Zealand.

Federated Farmers’ Bay of Plenty president Brent Mountford is over the moon after the government pledged to double the money the QEII trust uses to protect native plantings on New Zealand farms.

People in this episode

Guest: Brent Mountford

Topics covered

• government funding
• native plantings
• agriculture
• environmental protection
• Federated Farmers

Keywords

• QEII trust
• native plantings
• government funding
• Brent Mountford
• Federated Farmers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Federated Farmers, QEII trust

Places: New Zealand

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