Displaying items by tag: climate change

Climate change, record low farmer confidence and an avalanche of government-sponsored regulations dominated the inaugural Rural Issues Debate in Hamilton earlier this month.

Climate change presents a wholly different and more persistent challenge for the insurance sector and its customers than the recent pandemic, supply chain issues and inflation.

OPINION: Milking It isn't a climate change denier, although this piece will no doubt bring that claim from the usual climate crusaders.

OPINION: Right now, rural New Zealand needs strong, decisive leadership on climate change matters.

OPINION: Your old mate reckons there is no mystery why Newsroom journalist and bicycle-riding, whinging pom Rod Oram and climate catastrophic recently wrote a scathing article criticising the Nats' new ag emissions policy, which was widely circled by Government ministers and Labour party apologists.

OPINION: In Ireland, climate change is also causing issues for farmers.

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor is in Washington DC this week, speaking at the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate Summit, held from 8 – 10 May.

While the subject of water never seems very far from the agricultural news, it always seems to be about the extremes of too little or too much.

A 50% improvement in resource consent processing times could be necessary for New Zealand to meet its 2050 emissions targets.

OPINION: I've been reading a book recently, written by a farmer, that questions how we deal with (or react to) our changing seasonal climates.