Federated Farmers are standing up and saying ‘no’ to the Government’s emission pricing plan, Federated Farmers President Wayne Langford says. “The announcement made this afternoon is completely tone-deaf to the […]
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Feds hold strong on emissions bottom lines
By Andrew Hoggard, President Federated Farmers of NZ It’s the business end of the season when it comes to emissions pricing discussions, with the Government due to announce a final […]
Striving for certainty in a climate of change
By Damien O’Connor, Minister of Agriculture Certainty is a handy thing in business. Why? Because with certainty we know how to cut our cloth as we make decisions about the […]
Where is farming heading in the next 12 months?
Heading into an election year, farmers are facing ‘interesting times’ to say the least. The amount of regulation farmers are dealing with is unprecedented. In the water space alone there […]
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 […]
Red meat processors, exporters weigh in on emissions pricing
New Zealand’s red meat processing and exporting sector is urging the Government to make changes to its agricultural emissions pricing proposal. The Meat Industry Association (MIA) rejects the Government’s proposed […]
Q&A: He Waka Eke Noa vs government proposals
Confused about the He Waka Eke Noa pricing agricultural emissions and the government’s new proposal report? Federated Farmers senior policy advisor climate change, Macaulay Jones, has some answers. There were […]
“This will not save the planet”: B+LNZ
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has delivered a damning verdict on the government’s emissions pricing consultation document following detailed analysis. “Sheep and beef farmers are committed to playing their […]
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 […]
