Displaying items by tag: Sam McIvor

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) says the recent release of consultation materials on changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) settings, including to the permanent forest category, represents long-overdue Government acknowledgement that the ETS isn’t working.

"We thought last year was bad, but this is the highest on-farm inflation rate for sheep and beef farmers in 40 years.”

Beef+Lamb NZ claims it has been told by at least one group of farmers that they should keep negotiating with the Government on the contentious issue of dealing with agricultural emissions.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) estimates the cost for sheep and beef farmers from recent severe weather events – including Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland Anniversary weather bomb – could total between $367 million and $422 million.

A new report from Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) shows that sheep and beef farmers are facing on-farm inflation levels not seen since the 1980s for the second year in a row.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) says the Government needs to argue for an agreement that would see emissions managed based on the warming impact of greenhouse gases at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference later this year.

A global brand platform promoting New Zealand beef and lamb is going from strength to strength, says Beef + Lamb NZ chief executive Sam McIvor.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand says it is open to providing farmers with "additional comfort" around how it balances the needs of all levy payers.

While the outlook for global sheepmeat and beef trade is improving, Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) says it expects farmer profitability to fall sharply due to reduced livestock prices and continued high inflation.

OPINION: 'Fix the rural roads now' is the essence of the message to government - both central and local - from B+LNZ chief executive Sam McIvor and other rural leaders.