Meat processor outlines Scope 3 emissions targets
Meat exporter Silver Fern Farms Ltd has told farmer suppliers that its proposed scope 3 emissions reduction targets won’t pick on individual farms.
OPINION: Your canine crusader understands there is a bit of rumbling around the traps over the perceived conflict of interest at Fed Farmers' meat wool section.
Chair William Beetham took over the role as Fed's meat and wool prime advocate back in August 2020.
However, during this time, he's also picked up a directorship at meat co-op Silver Fern Farms in May this year.
So, with his Feds hat on, Beetham is part of the farmer lobby's stern criticism of the Government's recent proposal for pricing farmers for emissions.
However, with his SFF hat on, Beetham is part of a meat company that fully endorses the Government's move to tax farmers for on-farm GHGs, where SFF directors and executives cuddle up to the PM on overseas trips and back her government's farm emissions plans.
The question is, where do Beetham's loyalties lie - with Feds or SFF?
Steph Le Brocq and Sam Allen, a bride and groom-to-be, are among those set to face off in regional finals across New Zealand in the hopes of being named the Young Farmer of the Year.
For the primary sector, 2024 would go down as one of the toughest years on record. Peter Burke reports.
Environment Southland says it has now ring-fenced $375,000 for new funding initiatives, aimed at enhancing water quality.
National Lamb Day, the annual celebration honouring New Zealand’s history of lamb production, could see a boost in 2025 as rural insurer FMG and Rabobank sign on as principal partners.
The East Coast Farming Expo is playing host to a quad of ‘female warriors’ (wahine toa) who will give an in-depth insight into the opportunities and successes the primary industries offer women.
New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) is sharing simple food safety tips for Kiwis to follow over the summer.
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