Farmlands annual meeting tests backing for AgriZero investment
Shareholder views on methane reduction shape the debate over the Farmlands investment in AgriZero.
|November 10, 2026Listen to the full interview:
The Farmlands annual meeting later this month tests shareholder backing for the AgriZero investment.
Political commentator and journalist Tony Leggett says the debate comes down to belief in methane reduction.
“What it really comes down to is this issue of are you a believer or not?” he says.
Tony says the timing of Wayne McNee’s resignation is a shame because it invites critics to link the departure to Farmlands.
He says Farmlands should use the meeting to explain why it invested.
Tony says AgriZero chairman Rob Hewitt made a strong case.
“I thought he came across very, very strongly actually.”
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