For the first time in 33 years, the IHC has decided to suspend crucial aspects of its Calf and Rural Scheme, due to the real risk of spreading Mycoplasma bovis.
IHC's National Fundraising Manager Greg Millar spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay about the tough decision, saying there was "no
other choice we could make."
"We really were concerned about the livelihoods of those mostly dairy farmers who've supported our scheme over 30 years, and we just couldn't go ahead and risk their livelihoods."
The IHC Calf and Rural Scheme was supported by the late Sir Colin Meads and Millar says the All Blacks legend was hands-on when it came to promotion.
"He was involved right from the beginning, and not just as someone from a distance, he would be in there shifting calves and talking to farmers and saying 'come on, get in behind this project.' "
