Reading Time: 3 minutes Introducing national standards for river gravel extraction and on-farm quarries will cut costs, delays and uncertainty for farmers, Federated Farmers says. Colin Hurst, Federated Farmers president, says the National Party’s announcement on 14 August delivers on two of the 10 national permitted activity standards Feds called for in its 2026 Election Platform. “We asked for a set of nationwide rules for everyday farming act…
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