Be afraid
OPINION: Your old mate hears some of the recent uptick in farmer confidence has slipped since the political polls started…
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has got into the act over the drought by announcing a major new relief package in Northland.
The government has announced a $300 million dollar capital investment in health, with $26 million going to regional and rural service projects.
Synlait Milk is establishing an industrial-scale native plant nursery at its Dunsandel headquarters as the centrepiece of a wide-ranging environmental initiative.
Late last year, the Primary Sector Council (PSC) unveiled its vision for the future of New Zealand’s primary industries.
OPINION: In theory everyone is happy with the deal struck between the Government and the agricultural sector over emissions.
The emissions train is leaving the station and farmers need to be aboard, says DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle.
Dairy and red meat farmer lobbies want Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to back their climate change initiative rather than impose a farmer levy.
Economically, New Zealand is entering a dramatic era of unprecedented change, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told the Federated Farmers conference.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand’s economy is entering a dramatic new era of change with all the primary sector’s challenges ‘lying on the table’ together.