David's submission also highlights that farmers in Southland and across the country strive to provide the best conditions for their animals. In David's case, his business has invested in excellent calf-rearing facilities, chilled calf milk vats, and purpose-built stockyards for the calves. The farm also employs five calf rearers throughout the season. Further, to fatten the calves, David leases a local farm which provides a healthy rental to a local owner and provides more local employment. David's farm turns over about $1 million, which is then reinvested back into his local community through the wages paid, the lease of farmland, the purchase of calf feed and trace elements, local vets, local farm supply providers, local tradespeople, local stock agents, and transport providers who transport animals between farms and transport facilities. This, I think, is something that Labour often forgets, is the ecosystem of our economy and the complex web of interrelated relationships that actually make the economy work; break one part of it, you break the system. It's a real risk.