Displaying items by tag: Lain Jager

Tuesday, 07 June 2022 10:55

Bright future for primary sector

A primary sector think tank believes it's incredibly important for the NZ sector to grow exponentially and a big focus should be on developing exports in the 'wellness' space.

Published in General News
Thursday, 16 January 2020 11:23

Primary Sector Council's starry-eyed vision

Late last year, the Primary Sector Council (PSC) unveiled its vision for the future of New Zealand’s primary industries.

Published in General News
Thursday, 16 January 2020 11:12

Primary sector no more

The Primary Sector Council believes it’s no longer appropriate to refer to “the primary sector”.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 08 October 2019 10:59

$31k Californian junket for PSC members

Taxpayers forked out at least $31,000 sending Primary Sector Council (PSC) members to an agribusiness bootcamp at Stanford University in California, USA, in July.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 24 September 2019 09:55

Million dollar baby fails to deliver

With an estimated $1 million of taxpayer funds already spent on Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor’s Primary Sector Council (PSC), the nebulous body has still yet to deliver anything tangible.

Published in General News
Thursday, 15 August 2019 08:20

Climate change challenges will grow

Pressure on farmers from climate change – both from the changing climatic conditions and reducing emissions – will only increase, says Primary Sector Council chairman Lain Jager.

Published in General News

Farmers may think the pressure of climate change today is bad, but it will get much, much worse, says Primary Sector Council chairman Lain Jager.

Published in General News

As we bid farewell to another year it’s time for the annual review of 2018 in the primary sector as seen by the Rural News editorial team.

Published in General News

Six months down the track and with an estimated $250,000 of taxpayer funds already spent, Ag Minister Damien O’Connor’s Primary Sector Council (PSC) is looking increasingly like an irrelevant, costly, white elephant.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 21 August 2018 09:55

Don’t panic about alternative proteins

Alternative proteins do not spell doom and gloom for the meat industry, says Lain Jager, chairman of the Government’s new Primary Sector Council.

Published in General News
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