‘Less stick, more carrot’ needed in Manawatū-Rangitīkei

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‘Less stick, more carrot’ needed in Manawatū-Rangitīkei

Reading Time: 3 minutes Heavy-handed regulation is holding Manawatū-Rangitīkei farmers back from coming up with their own solutions to challenges like improving water quality, Ian Strahan says.  “Not enough carrot and too much stick sums up the problem for us farmers here – and all over the country – at the moment,” the province’s Federated Farmers president says.  “Kiwi farmers are some of the most adaptable farmers in the world because of the…