Pragmatic proposal to reduce agricultural emissions and enhance exports and economy
Source: New Zealand Government
Proposal would see New Zealand farmers lead the world in reducing emissions and help give NZ a competitive advantage in green...
Federated Farmers: Have fun hunters, but don’t duck your responsibilities
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Federated Farmers
Safety first and always – and don’t forget to seek permission before accessing private land. They’re the key messages from Federated...
Auckland overnight motorway closures 14 November – 20 November 2021
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Work delayed by bad weather will be...
Discovery of plaque stirs up field trip memories
Source: Massey University
Formal tea party on the Tropic of Capricorn.
The plaque commemorates a 2001 field trip by eight postgraduate students, and two staff members.
Recently...
Fire Safety – Canterbury fire risk likely to spike on Friday
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Cantabrians are being asked to take particular care not to spark an unwanted fire on Friday, as the fire danger...
Animal Welfare – Delays to winter grazing regulations put calves and their mothers at...
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: SAFE NZ
The Government is delaying the introduction of new winter grazing regulations after bowing to pressure from agriculture lobbyists. The regulations were...
Government details $25 million to Cyclone Gabrielle primary sector recovery
Source: New Zealand Government
$25 million in grants to support farmers and growers, taking total primary sector support to $29 million so far
Grants for growers...
Farming Sector – Rising stars of primary industries acknowledged
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Federated Farmers
A 50 percent jump in the number of nominations for the 2021 Primary Industries New Zealand Awards underpins the amount of...
Small business support and jobs top priorities
Source: New Zealand Government
Tena koutou katoa.
Nga mihi nui kia kotou
Thank you for the opportunity to be with you today. My special thanks to Business...
Speech to the Milk Quality Conference 2023
Source: New Zealand Government
Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. Thank you for your invitation to speak here today.
I’ve spent a bit of time in...
An Area Roughly the Size of California—166,000 Square Miles—Lost to Deforestation Worldwide Between 2004...
Source: World Wildlife Fund
WASHINGTON, January 13, 2021 – More than 166,000 square miles of forest habitat—an area roughly the size of California—were lost to...
Federated Farmers’ survey: Farmer confidence at lowest ebb since 2009
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Federated Farmers
Farmer confidence is the lowest it has been since Federated Farmers began twice-a-year surveys in 2009, the January survey results show.
Of...