Farmers are being reminded by Otago Regional Council (ORC) that their application for winter grazing consents should be underway, as they must be in by 1 May. The IWG consents […]
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Otago Regional Council to begin farm flyovers
The Otago Regional Council is about to begin its first farm flyovers for the Winter Grazing season, which will also be looking at any large land disturbance such as forestry […]
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 […]
Unnecessary limbo persists for winter grazing rules
Thousands of farmers remain in limbo as Federated Farmers continue to seek clarity on winter grazing rules, Federated Farmers national board member Colin Hurst says. Environment Minister David Parker passed […]
From the Board – Colin Hurst
Friday Flash, September 16, 2022 The twice-deferred and still-not-ready-yet winter grazing regulations have left thousands of farmers stuck in limbo, and quite frankly pissed off. Complying with a winter grazing […]
“Education over regulation”
Jason Herrick Southland Federated Farmers winter grazing spokesperson For as long as I can remember, the amount of poorly thought out policies and regulations, have been coming from central government […]
Regulations repeatedly failing ‘practicality’ test
By Andrew Hoggard, President Federated Farmers of NZ Federated Farmers has given repeated warnings to government that aspects of the 2020 ‘Essential Freshwater’ regulations are unworkable. Frustratingly, officials have treated […]
Southland farmers getting winter grazing right
Winter is coming. For farmers, this of course means planning grazing arrangements to see livestock through the harsher months ahead. Southland Federated Farmers recently collaborated with Environment Southland assisting with […]
Checklist will help get winter grazing right
The pressure to take more care when preparing for winter grazing is on farmers nationwide, most notably in Southland and Otago. To try and make it easier to avoid problems […]
Farmers encouraged to tick off new wintering checklist
Farmers preparing to graze livestock on fodder crops this winter are being encouraged to use a new checklist and other practical resources now available sector-wide. The farming sector is focused on […]
