Britain Needs Food Dominion Can Supply. Farmers' War Ettorts

Taranaki Daily News, 30 September 1940, Page 13 (Supplement)

Britain Needs Food Dominion Can Supply. Farmers' War Ettorts

VyHEN war vicissitudes made a sudden and imperative call for more production to the farmers of New Zealand they were neither dismayed nor unwilling. They were prepared to make any special efforts required, and to co-operate with the State in any direction that would help to win the war. The first few weeks of the current production season have shown that the response of the farming community was prompt and practically universal. • The special planning and effort is not for the immediate future alone, and because long range planning is imperative if the supplies- required by Great Britain are to be made available the organisation of the effort, the progress made, and the programme aimed for are worthy of being placed on record. They constitute an interesting chapter in the history of New Zealand primary industries. # On this page will be found details of the individual and organised efforts of volunteers to assist in the drive for increased production. Associated with them have been public servants, experts in science and industry and the trading firms who for so many years have rendered yeoman service to the farming community. Reference to their work and assistance is made elsewhere in this issue.