Wrong focus
OPINION: Your old mate reckons townie Brooke van Velden, the Minister of Workplace (or is it Woke Place) Relations is…
Sheep with finer wool, greater tolerance for hot weather, top meat quality traits, and lower methane emissions.
A full rebalance of China’s dairy market is not expected in the near future, so dairy farmers in New Zealand and around the world will need to manage through more financial pain in the months ahead.
South Otago sheep and beef farmer Hamish Bielski questions if the desire to develop and breed low methane emitting sheep may cause other important and valuable traits, that have been developed over many years of sheep breeding in NZ, to be lost. In the following article he explains the risks…
NZ's red meat sector says it is committed to playing its part to address climate change, improving our waterways and protecting New Zealand's biodiversity. However, it wants a future Government to implement these policies in relation to the environment and climate change. Nathan Guy, Meat Industry Association, and Kate Acland, Beef+Lamb NZ explain.
OPINION: You canine crusader wants to tip his hat to Fed Farmers for busting the Government’s dodgy tactics in trying to buy support to rush through its controversial RMA reforms.
OPINION: A mate of yours truly wonders just exactly how some of the so-called ‘leaders’ in the ag sector will fare if there is a change of Government on Oct 14.
OPINION: The Hound notes that the Taxpayers’ Union recently revealed that the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) spent more than $125,000 for its presence at this year’s Mystery Creek Fieldays.
OPINION: Your old mate wonders if the current chair of DairyNZ, Jim van der Poel, is the very same Jim van der Poel who is now canvassing to retain his directorship of the dairy industry-good body.
OPINION: Plan for the worst and hope for the best!
Dairy
Attention remains laser-focussed on both supply and demand from China.
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Silver Fern Farms chief executive Simon Limmer is leaving the meat company and moving into the wine sector.
Agribusiness and government joint venture AgriZeroNZ has recently invested $4.1 million into a US-based start-up aiming to reduce methane while improving cow health.
Landowners are missing out on millions of dollars in carbon credits because of the hassle in becoming carbon farmers.
Environment Minister David Parker has labelled members of rural ginger group Groundswell NZ as “dinosaurs”.
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Burn the village
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