Green no more?
OPINION: Your old mate has long dismissed the Greens as wooden bicycle enthusiasts with their heads in the clouds, but it looks like the ‘new Greens’ may actually be hard-nosed pragmatists when it comes to following voters.
OPINION: Credit where due, NZ Herald at least reported that agricultural leadership had pitched in to do its bit.
Even Fish & Game had the good grace to admit this consensus between the Government and industry was good.
And RNZ acknowledged that there is no technology to measure emissions at farm level, quoting Dr Harry Clark, “Only 2% of farmers know what their greenhouse gas emissions are but there is no single technology yet to measure them.”
Newshub risked bringing the whole of Grey Lynn and inner-city Wellington down on its head by publishing Peter Williams’ comment that anyone daring to question the legitimacy of the ‘climate emergency’ narrative risks being labeled as ‘in denial’ and much worse.
Global trade has been thrown into another bout of uncertainty following the overnight ruling by US Supreme Court, striking down President Donald Trump's decision to impose additional tariffs on trading partners.
Controls on the movement of fruit and vegetables in the Auckland suburb of Mt Roskill have been lifted.
Fonterra farmer shareholders and unit holders are in line for another payment in April.
Farmers are being encouraged to take a closer look at the refrigerants running inside their on-farm systems, as international and domestic pressure continues to build on high global warming potential (GWP) 400-series refrigerants.
As expected, Fonterra has lifted its 2025-26 forecast farmgate milk price mid-point to $9.50/kgMS.
Bovonic says a return on investment study has found its automated mastitis detection technology, QuadSense, is delivering financial, labour, and animal-health benefits on New Zealand dairy farms worth an estimated $29,547 per season.
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