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Federated Farmers applauds the decision of Local Government Minister, David Carter to extend the Environment Canterbury (Ecan) Commissioners term for a further three years to 2016.

Environment Canterbury commissioners have agreed to notify the proposed Canterbury land and water regional plan (LWRP). The commissioners also resolved to revoke certain parts of the natural resources regional plan and the land and vegetation regional management plan when the proposed LWRP is made operative.

A farmer-led Canterbury Water Forum will tomorrow challenge environmental preconceptions about farming typified by the front page of today's Dominion Post.

Water has been a divisive issue for New Zealanders, but as one of 60 stakeholders and five iwi to agree with the Land & Water Forum's second report, Federated Farmers is looking to move forward.

Federated Farmers welcomes the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment's (PCE) report, Water quality in New Zealand: Understanding the science, which puts the responsibility for cleaning up our rivers and lakes on all New Zealanders, not just dairy farmers.

The establishment of a regional water entity could well be the way forward for Canterbury - and the place to debate this will be the IrrigationNZ conference in Timaru next month.

The choice between the carrot or the stick approaches to improve the quality of New Zealand's water is the focus of the report of 2011 New Zealand Nuffield scholar, Nicola Waugh.

Time is closing in on the search to find the best innovation in the New Zealand irrigation industry.