by Hamish Barwick The government has presented Federated Farmers with yet another opportunity to point out the false economy of trying to “pine tree’ our way out of climate change. […]
Climate Change
ETS price control settings – what does this mean for farmers?
by Hamish Barwick Federated Farmers NZ has just submitted on a Ministry for the Environment consultation document called ‘Proposed changes to New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme limit and price control […]
Emissions pricing rejected by both farmers and the public
It is almost two decades ago since a methane tax was first proposed for Kiwi farmers. The FART tax was famously defeated when in September 2003 Federated Farmers led a […]
Public share farmers’ methane pricing misgivings
A new poll shows it’s not just farmers who question government moves to make New Zealand the first country in the world to tax livestock methane emissions. The latest Curia […]
Cameron Henderson, He Waka Eke Noa Steering Group representative for Federated Farmers
Government’s farm emissions plan – say goodbye small town New Zealand
The greenhouse gas reduction plan released by the government this morning will rip the guts out of small town New Zealand, putting trees where farms used to be. The plan […]
He Waka Eke Noa
William Beetham At the recent Federated Farmers Meat & Wool council many concerns were raised about He Waka Eke Noa, the pricing of agricultural emissions, and the subsequent impact on […]
Better for climate does not mean sacrificing quality: new findings
Farmed animals bred for less impact on the climate are as healthy and produce meat quality just as good, if not better, newly published results of long-running research suggest. New […]
Is the ‘waka’ really adrift?
By Andrew Hoggard, President Federated Farmers of NZ The recent open letter on He Waka Eke Noa in Farmers Weekly has sparked a lot of discussion, and that’s a good […]
Is agriculture the sacrificial lamb?
By Reon Verry, Federated Farmers Waikato Meat & Wool Chairperson We constantly hear agriculture is responsible for 48% of New Zealand’s emissions. What we are not hearing is how much […]
