In the 20 years since the Association last held its Conference in Blenheim, the changes that have taken place in Marlborough farming are many and large, reaching into all parts of the Province. In the conclusion of his paper on "Farming in Marlborough" given to the 1962 Conference, Mr J.P.Beggs stated: "The future of Marlborough lies in its hills." It has been in fact the hills that have carried the Province through those 20 years. It is also likely to be the dry hill country and the limited pastoral downland, that will still produce the lion's share of our production in the forseeable future
