Phil Smith elected as Beef + Lamb New Zealand Northern South
Island farmer director
Culverden farmer Phil Smith
has been elected as the farmer director to represent sheep
and beef farmers in the Beef + Lamb New Zealand Northern
South Island electorate.
Phil Smith received 6,916
weighted votes and Nigel Harwood of Takaka received 5,749
weighted votes in the recent election.
Beef + Lamb
New Zealand Returning Officer, Warwick Lampp said the voting
return percentage for Northern South Island was 25.88%,
being 795 returned voting papers.
This represents
approximately 40% of sheep livestock numbers and 24% of beef
(including dairy cows) livestock numbers in the
district.
Scargill Valley farmer Andy Fox served
three terms – a total of nine years – on the Beef + Lamb
New Zealand and previously Meat & Wool New Zealand boards.
He did not seek re-election and will retire from the board
at the Beef + Lamb New Zealand Annual Meeting in Balclutha
on Wednesday 11 March.
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