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The Government has announced the next steps in its agricultural emissions pricing plan.

DairyNZ chair Jim van der Poel says the latest SOPI report shows that NZ still relies on the agricultural sector for its wealth.

So what went wrong? That's the big question being asked by industry leaders.

Primary sector partners have signalled a united determination to advocate strongly for farmers on emissions pricing.

Multiple submissions are heading in from top farming groups to the Government in response to its deeply unpopular agricultural emissions proposal.

OPINION: When the primary sector took on the challenge of an emissions pricing alternative, there was a clear goal – to secure the best possible system for farmers and the climate.

OPINION: It seems that the high level of farmer anger over the Government's emissions pricing plan is finally reaching levy-paying bodies.

This week, leaders from DairyNZ, Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) and Federated Farmers met to discuss emissions pricing.

OPINION: The Hound has for some time been highly critical about the actions of the He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) partners and their hesitancy to criticise the current government or push back publicly over the myriad of the many unworkable regulations it has imposed on the farming sector.

DairyNZ claims that when it comes to emissions pricing, no deal would be better than a bad deal and only a fair and reasonable system will be accepted for farmers.