White Collars and Gumboots: A History of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries 1892-1992

The Dunmore Press, Palmerston North, 1992.

This book traces the policies and scientific developments that have shaped New Zealand farming over the past 100 years. It describes the establishment of the Department of Agriculture and its traditional role as farmers' advocate. This Department became the Ministry of Agriculture, which, in turn, became the present-day MAF with the addition of the fishing industry.