A Court of Appeal decision against Environment Southland's Land and Water Plan in favour of Fish & Game Southland has the game organisation pitched firmly against farmers who have learnt they may now have to have Resource Consent in order to farm. With our regular host Bryan Gibson away on a break, senior Farmers Weekly contributing journalist Richard Rennie talks to senior reporter Neal Wallace outlines how it came to this, and what it may mean for farmers around the country and future law making aimed at protecting water quality, while still allowing farmers to farm.