Federated Farmers has come full circle, suggesting yesterday a carbon-tax to fund research on science and technology might not be such a bad thing.
The organisation bitterly opposed the farming levy proposed by Labour in 2003 - the so-called "fart tax" - to fund research into agricultural emissions. It was
Federated Farmers Don Nicolson, making a submission on the Emissions Trading Scheme to a parliamentary select committee earlier this year. Photo / Mark Mitchell.
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