Dennis Neilson

Dennis Neilson is a director of DANA, a forest industry advisory and publishing firm. He has a keen understanding of the dynamics between the farming and forestry sectors in New Zealand. Neilson critiques the effectiveness of the farming sector's lobbying efforts compared to those of the forestry sector, noting that the area of land under plantation trees has decreased since 2003. He argues that the farming lobby's campaign has exaggerated claims regarding the effects of forestry on sheep farming, asserting that the realities of market dynamics and land use are more complex.