Once again I sat and listened to the one sided view presented by the media on the damage farming is doing to the environment.

In my opinion it is an unbalanced presentation of environmental pollution to which every human being contributes. What about industries that though poor practises are polluting the land, air and water ways? The rubbish dumps that are full of the waste generated by human activity, rubbish thrown onto the streets by lazy, unthinking people. Residents and tourists, who can't be bothered taking it home to dispose of or heaven forbid putting it into the rubbish bin they may be a few feet away from and the rubbish that is knowingly thrown down banks and left on roadsides because the generators of that rubbish can't be bothered taking it to a landfill.

And it's not just the land we are affecting. What about the sewage spills and tonnes of rubbish that gets dumped into the ocean every year.

At least the majority of farmers are trying to do something positive by planning and fencing off waterways.

So come on NZ media stop putting the blame on one group and present a fair and true picture of pollution in this country and try to get all New Zealanders on board to do their bit.

Shirle Caughey, Gate Pa.