Friday, March 29, 2024

Farmer charity has strong start

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Meat the Need has got off to a great start in the three months since its launch with farmers donating 210 animals.
Feds president Wayne Langford said a request for the government to stop imposing costly, impractical, unpragmatic and unfair regulations on the primary sector was not recognised.
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The charity enables farmers to donate animals that are processed into mince for foodbanks across the South Island.

Co-creator Wayne Langford said it is now turning its sights to the North Island to get supply up and running.

“It’s going great. We have got mince pretty much to all of the South Island now, which is fantastic.”

He has maintained his involvement with the charity despite taking on the dairy chairman’s role at Federated Farmers because it gives him the chance to travel around the country and connect with farmers.

The charity was launched near the end of the cull season in late April and to have that level of volume is fantastic, he said.

“A lot of farmers are now aware of who we are so now when we get into December, when the lambs and cattle start coming in, we’re hoping for a good uptake then.”

Langford recently visited a foodbank and wants farmers to know how much the food is appreciated.

“You should see the look on their faces. 

“It’s almost one of disbelief because they just don’t get meat in the volumes that we are talking about and it’s such a crucial part of a meal and if you provide the mince there’s a high chance the family will sit down and enjoy a meal together,” he said.

Farmers can either donate livestock or cash at Meat the Need’s website. 

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