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Government must not stop with recent carbon farming reforms

March 17, 2022 by Bronwyn Wilson

Recent changes to the Overseas Investment Act and proposed modifications to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) don’t go far enough and the Government must urgently limit the ability of fossil fuel emitters to fully offset their emissions by planting trees, says Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ). “It is encouraging the Government has listened to […]

Environmental gains as farmers reduce nitrogen loss

November 18, 2021 by Lauren Hale

Dairy farmers in Canterbury’s Selwyn catchment are actively reducing their footprint, with data indicating many have reduced nitrogen loss by 30 percent. “Selwyn farmers have been working hard to achieve this milestone, taking steps on their farms to look after the environment,” says DairyNZ solutions and development lead advisor Virginia Serra. “Preliminary information shows 70 […]

Farmers flock to climate change workshops

October 7, 2021 by Lauren Hale

Over the next two weeks, more than 1500 farmers around New Zealand are getting to grips with why and how they should start responding to a changing climate, thanks to new workshops run by Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) and Silver Fern Farms (SFF). The 59 workshops kicked off this week and are focused […]

Economic Week – August 13

August 13, 2021 by Nick Clark

Farmers have done well but outlook uncertain. The results are out for Federated Farmers’ July 2021 New Season Farm Confidence Survey.  Most farmers were doing well due to good market prices but they’re uncertain about the economic outlook and have major concerns about labour shortages and the impact of government policy and regulation. There were […]

Feds says we’ll need more people, more money to take on climate challenges

June 9, 2021 by Leigh Catley

Federated Farmers believes the final Climate Change Commission report released today will need to be backed up with significant investment in improving access to science and technology on farm, and the people needed to operate it. Back in February Feds was relatively upbeat about the report and the challenges it posed for New Zealanders, and […]

DairyNZ events support environment and profitability

March 10, 2021 by Lauren Hale

DairyNZ events launching this week will help farmers achieve a thriving business while meeting environmental goals. The nine ‘Explore your Options’ farmer events are being held in March and April in Whangarei, Cambridge, Whakatane, Stratford, Dannevirke, Culverden, Taieri, Clydevale and Riversdale. As part of DairyNZ’s Step Change project, these events help farmers learn from other […]

Fed Farmers: Our key takeaways from the Climate Commission report

February 4, 2021 by Leigh Catley

The report supports many of the issues and policy positions Federated Farmers have been advocating consistently for over the years, such as: The fundamental difference between long-lived stock emissions (carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide) and short-lived flow emissions (biogenic methane). The report makes it clear that methane does not need to reach net zero in order […]

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New strategy to ‘re-design the harm out of farming’

March 21, 2022 By Simon Edwards

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