With our regular host Bryan Gibson still laid low with covid this week, senior journalist Richard Rennie talks to Federated Farmers board member and Leeston farmer David Birkett.

Birkett outlines concerns he has as a farmer, and as a spokesperson, about Health and Safety regulations that despite creating headaches for farmers needing to comply, have done little to bring down the incidence of on farm fatalities and injuries in the past decade.

With a review now underway, he is calling for more practical, shared rules and responsibilities around any new regulations arising from a government roadshow soon underway.