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Government backflip on carbon farming baffling
By Federated Farmers President Andrew Hoggard and Beef + Lamb NZ Chair Andrew Morrison Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) and Federated Farmers cannot understand why the Government is backflipping on making a decision on proposals to prevent exotic forests from registering in the permanent forest category of the NZ Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) by 2023, a measure that was intended to address the issue of planting for carbon farming only (with no intention of harvesting). The proposals to amend the ETS were not going to solve the problem of out-of-control, whole-farm conversions to carbon forestry but B+LNZ and…
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Politics
Govt marks 350th tower in push for improved rural connectivity
The Government has marked another milestone in its push for better rural connectivity, welcoming the delivery of Rural Connectivity Group’s (RCG) 350th tower. Waikato’s Te Ākau, which sits roughly 50 kilometres out of…
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Economic Week – August 12
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy Inflation relief? Inflationary expectations may be easing, according to the Reserve Bank’s latest quarterly Survey of Expectations. Survey participants think inflation will be 4.86% for the…
National
Positive results of retaining grass in critical source areas for Sheep Wintering Project
Forty farmers attending a Beef and Lamb NZ farming for profit field day in Waitahuna got a close-up look at a research project aiming to benchmark contaminant losses from sheep on winter crops…
NZPork proposes changes to pig welfare
Pork industry body NZPork has put forward alternatives to the way pigs are farmed in response to Government proposals. NZPork’s proposals include ensuring all sows are provided with nesting material before farrowing. To…
Local
New sheep shifting bylaw worries farmers
Federated Farmers says a proposed new stock control bylaw from Tasman District Council will be impossible for farmers to comply with. Federated Farmers Nelson provincial president Stephen Todd says the proposal for farmers…
High Court backs Wairoa council’s bold move on forestry rates
By Debbie Bidlake, Federated Farmers Senior Policy Advisor Wairoa has boldly gone where few councils have gone before – never mind small, resource poor ones. It has introduced a x 4 forestry differential…
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