The Country: DairyNZ CEO Dr Tim Mackle defends the role 12,000 dairy farmers are voluntarily playing to improve water quality and says they’re tired of being the whipping boys.
At the Havelock North Drinking Water Inquiry, Greenpeace blamed the intensification of agriculture as the cause of pollution after sheep faeces were linked to the contamination.
DairyNZ CEO Dr Tim Mackle spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today as he is frustrated that all farmers are being tarred with thesame brush when it comes to water quality issues.
Greenpeace campaigner Amanda Larsson from Auckland responds to the release of the Report of the Government's Havelock North Drinking Water Inquiry Stage One
Dr Mackle understands that dairy can affect New Zealand's waterways but he says they have been working tirelessly to minimise the impact dairy practises can have on the environment.
Jamie Mackay wants to know if DairyNZ would support a moratorium on dairy cow numbers and whether a change in practise (such as wintering cows indoors) are viable options for the future.
Click on the photo of Dr Tim Mackle above to hear the full interview.
