By Macaulay Jones, Senior Policy Advisor Climate Change, Trade, Forestry, Science & Innovation It’s hard to promote New Zealand’s championing of removal of the tariffs and other barriers that plague the international free trade of food products when our nation pursues other policies that bewilder, if not seriously irk, the world’s farmers. Let me explain…. […]
Climate Change
Feds’ request to Hipkins: slow down, prioritise
Slow down the legislative programme, get it right and concentrate on those things that will help families and businesses prosper. That’s the request from Federated Farmers to Chris Hipkins as he is sworn in as New Zealand’s 41st Prime Minister today, and then gets to work on the policy “re-set” he has talked about. “Farmers […]
B+LNZ demands pause on biodiversity proposals and a review into impact of environmental rules on primary sector
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) is calling for the Government to shelve plans to finalise decisions around the National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity and demanding an urgent review of the cumulative financial and social impacts of the Government’s environmental agenda on farmers and rural communities. B+LNZ chief executive Sam McIvor says farmers are […]
Vague improvements to the Government’s emissions levy not enough, change is needed to NZ’s broken methane targets
Source: Federated Farmers Today the Government announced changes to their October plan to price agricultural emissions, but the vague improvements are simply not enough and Feds remain opposed. While this Government remains focused on the primary purpose of using the price of methane as a ‘stick’ to achieve reduction targets, and without any commitment by […]
Another poll shows opposition to GHG tax on growers
Another poll of New Zealanders has shown opposition to taxing the greenhouse gas emissions of farmers and growers at farm level. Survey results by Research First and Dynata, released earlier this month, showed 33% of respondents opposed emissions taxes on those who produce our food (26% supported, 30% were neutral). It’s not as if respondents […]
Emissions accuracy and solutions elevated by award-winning research
A research team whose work has significantly lifted the accuracy of measuring and reporting greenhouse gases, to better track progress and help find solutions, has won the Supreme Award at this year’s Science New Zealand Awards. AgResearch’s Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Inventory Development Team has produced “excellent and significant science on an important topic for New […]
Ravensdown proud to partner with New Zealand leadership coalition to tackle agricultural emissions
Ravensdown has shown its commitment to the future of New Zealand farming by uniting with Government and leading New Zealand agribusinesses to address the challenge of climate change and sustainability. The Joint Venture (JV) leadership coalition, launched by the Prime Minister at Fieldays today, sees Government partner with agribusiness leaders at scale to help New Zealand […]
New Climate Action Centre to support farmers maintain international edge
• New Climate Action Centre launched to support farmers reduce ag emissions through R&D investment• 50:50 joint venture between Government and agribusiness to accelerate product development• First Centre projects launched to get farmers the emissions reducing tools sooner• Indicative funding commitment rising to $35 million per year by Joint venture partners, seeing at least $170 […]
Government sets out next steps for on-farm sequestration strategy
• Government to work with primary sector on developing a sequestration strategy• Government is committed to sequestration being recognised from 2025• Transitional arrangements in place from 2025 with entry into the ETS to follow later Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor and Climate Change Minister James Shaw have confirmed the next steps in […]
Call to examine cost to farmers of environmental agenda
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) is calling for the Government to shelve plans to finalise decisions around the National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity and demanding an urgent review of the cumulative financial and social impacts of the Government’s environmental agenda on farmers and rural communities. B+LNZ chief executive Sam McIvor says farmers are […]