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Consensus call for rural healthcare

Grant Davidson describes the Christchurch Consensus as "a clear and direct presentation on where and how the health system is failing rural communities".

Hauora Taiwhenua Rural Health Network has recently announced the "Christchurch Consensus", aimed at representing and achieving strong outcomes for rural communities and healthcare providers.

Woollen wall panels firing!

When burnt, the fire resistant Floc Panels produce little heat and less smoke than synthetic fibres.

With Government backing, a New Zealand company has successfully developed a fire resistant, acoustic wall panel for commercial interiors made entirely from strong wool.

The young and the digital

Pamū chair Warren Parker believes the move to digital will become the norm on NZ farms.

Pamū, AKA Landcorp, reckons NZ is in the midst of a generational change and rapidly moving into a stage when digital will become somewhat the norm on our farms.

Feds breaks ranks on HWEN

Federated Farmers has chosen not to back a joint submission from the 10 He Waka Eke Noa partners.

The He Waka Eke Noa Primary Sector Climate Action Partnership and Māori Agribusiness Partners are calling on the Government to change key aspects of its proposal on agricultural emissions pricing.

B+LNZ rejects Govt's emissions plan

B+LNZ chief executive Sam McIvor says the Government’s emissions pricing proposal is unacceptable in its current form.

Beef + Lamb NZ (B+LNZ) says it is deeply unhappy with what it describes as the Government's 'flawed' emissions pricing proposal.

A warming based proxy to HWEN

Compiled from data in the PCE report: 'How much forestry would be needed to offset warming from agricultural methane'. Source: Author, based on PCE data.

OPINION: The world is choosing to eat less meat.

Feds frustrated by winter grazing rules

Fed Farmers Colin Hurst says the new rules will force thousands of farmers to apply for expensive resource consents for next season’s winter grazing.

Federated Farmers is “hugely frustrated” that new intensive winter grazing rules came into force on November 1.

Cut land sales to foreign foresters!

New research has found close to two thirds of Kiwis don't support foreign companies buying New Zealand farms to offset their emissions.

Research commissioned by Federated Farmers and Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has found almost two thirds of Kiwis oppose foreign companies buying New Zealand farms to offset their emissions.

The mission to save Mangaohane Station from pines

Hawke's Bay farmer and businessman Mike Barham is behind a bid to stop Mangaohane Station being turned into a huge pine plantation.

A bid to stop a large, iconic sheep and beef station in the central North Island being turned into a huge pine plantation is underway.

Fonterra welcomes DIRA report

Fonterra chairman Peter McBride says the co-op is satisfied that legislation is moving in the right direction.

Fonterra is welcoming key changes made to a bill before Parliament that will finalise the co-operative's new capital structure.

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Distance learning more likely in the future

Massey University's School of Agriculture and Environment head says in the future it's likely that more students will do their degrees part time.

More time needed!

Ben Allomes is calling on the Government to give farmers more time to properly understand and digest the huge raft of changes it is trying to push through before next year’s election.

Democracy by stealth – that’s how a highly-respected dairy industry leader Ben Allomes is describing the present Government’s consultation with farmers over agricultural emissions and other issues.