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New President for Federated Farmers Northland
Media Release
30 April
2013
New President for Federated
Farmers Northland
Following Federated
Farmers Northland Annual General Meeting, Roger Ludbrook has
been elected provincial president following the retirement
of Matthew Long.
“Northland’s farmers
congratulate Matt on what has been an outstanding term,”
says Roger Ludbrook, Federated Farmers Northland provincial
president.
“Matt started his term as I have now;
in drought. Realistically Northland does not suffer from a
lack on rainfall just the means to store it. Water storage
options on-farm and regionally based, are matters Federated
Farmers is keen to explore.
“While eastern parts
of Northland have go though the drought in reasonable shape,
towards the west there remains some concern with winter upon
is. My hope is that we will have a benign winter because
Northland’s farmers need it.
“I also take over
at a time with Kaipara District Council in the hands of
commissioners so there is a truckload of local government
work to be done for farmers by the
Federation.
“The thing I take from Matt and the
team is the importance of unity.
“Farmers are
at their best when we work together and Federated Farmers
has the policy expertise and national presence to best
represent Northland’s farmers,” Mr Ludbrook concluded.
About Roger
Ludbrook
Roger manages the family
farm, Tupe Tupe, which is a 404 hectare beef farm in the
Bay of Islands (Kaikohe). It uses modern farm practices
and Roger is the fifth generation of Ludbrook’s to farm
there with wife Carol and their children, Henry, Alexandra
and Finlay. Conservation plans to protect the waterways and
wetlands and preserve the archaeologically rich heritage of
the Taiamai garden are underway. He is currently on the
regional council steering committee for the Waitangi
catchment waterway. Roger was Meat and Fibre chair for
Federated Farmers Northland for three years and has a degree
in Agricultural commerce from Lincoln with a Masters in
Bio-Technology from Massey
University.
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