Multiple levies irk farmers

DairyNZ highlights the complexity and lack of transparency in the current biosecurity levy system, emphasizing the need for a more integrated and sustainable approach to funding. They propose consolidating the multiple levies into a single levy and creating a cross-industry organization to streamline funding and delivery of biosecurity services, reducing administrative costs and providing certainty for farmers. Dairy farmers currently contribute to multiple levies, and the transition of the Mycoplasma bovis programme to a National Pest Management Plan will increase this to seven, further underscoring the need for a more efficient and transparent system.

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