Beef + Lamb NZ's new chair has plenty of skin in the game

Beef + Lamb NZ's new chair has plenty of skin in the game
"A group of farmers feel we are not listening to them," says Kate Acland. (Image: Beef+Lamb New Zealand)
Rebecca Howard
Kate Acland tends to go all in and being the first woman to chair Beef + Lamb New Zealand is no exception. “I’m very good at throwing everything into what life throws at me," said Acland, who was elected to the role in March at the annual meeting in New Plymouth.The Beef + Lamb NZ (BLNZ) board came under fire at the AGM, with farmers voicing significant concern about the cumulative impact of layers of legislation and the scale and pace of regulatory change.Right outcomesAcland said those concerns have been heard and one of...

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