Funding boost to empower women to farm for the future
Source: New Zealand Government
Women will play a significant role in how New Zealanders farm for the future, and new Government funding will help them...
Career change sees EIT student follow sports passion | EIT Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti
5 mins ago
EIT student Michael Bush (left) has been working with para va’a (outrigger canoeing) athlete Peter Cowan...
EIT graduate and students take top three places at Hawke’s Bay Young Fruit Grower...
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti
11 mins ago
EIT graduate Maatu Akonga (middle) won the recent Young Fruit Grower of the Year competition, while...
Federated Farmers: Biodiversity budget support falls woefully short
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Federated Farmers
While the latest draft National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity (NPS-IB) is a significant improvement its success is undermined by woeful...
Portrait honours renowned scientist Dr Leopold Kirschner
Source: University of Otago
The portrait of Dr Leopold Kirschner, donated by his familyA portrait of the late, internationally recognised leptospirosis researcher and survivor of...
New Zealand food and fibre exports on track for a record $52.2 billion
Source: New Zealand Government
Export revenue from New Zealand’s food and fibre sector is expected to reach a record $52.2 billion in the year to...
Deaths of two children signals looming hunger crisis over Sudan
Source: Save The Children
KHARTOUM, SUDAN, 8 June 2022 – Two children are reported to have died from hunger-related causes in Sudan’s North Darfur State...
Animal Welfare – He Waka Eke Noa gives the dairy industry a free pass...
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: SAFE For Animals
The agriculture sector’s plan to avoid the emissions trading scheme relies on band-aid solutions and unproven technologies and neglects the...
Climate – To reduce emissions, farmers need a well-designed pricing policy
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Climate Change Commission
Aotearoa New Zealand must reduce its agricultural emissions and this needs to be supported by a well-designed pricing policy, He...
Dairy Holdings uses CropX AI technology to boost productivity and reduce environmental harm
Source: MIL-OSI SubmissionsSource: Dairy Holdings
Dairy Holdings has been on a journey to significantly reduce the amount of water and nitrogen fertiliser it uses as...
Greenpeace – Agri-industry climate plan ‘He Waka Eke Noa’ an absolute lemon
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Greenpeace
8 June: Greenpeace has dubbed the agri-industry’s He Waka Eke Noa climate proposal ‘an absolute lemon’ that will fail to cut climate pollution from...
Horticulture Sector – NZ fruit and vegetable growers serious about addressing climate change
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Horticulture New Zealand
Horticulture New Zealand, as a partner He Waka Eke Noa, supports the partnership’s recommendations.
‘Growers are serious about addressing climate change...
