Congratulations to Charlie Reynolds for his article in the Gisborne Herald on Tuesday, July 16. I fully endorse his message about farmers caring about the land and the irony of urban populations attempting to dictate rules to farmers on land use. 

As usual the biggest mouths are those that don’t derive their livelihood from the land. Do these people really know anything about farmland management practices, or are they just left-wing activists out of their depth? 

Those of us who were born on the land, farm the land and derive our livelihoods from the land comprehend, understand and appreciate the land much more than urban loudmouths I’m quite sure. 

Terry Creswell