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Morning Rural News for 14 October 2022
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Wet conditions dampen plans for potato planting in Horowhenua
Wet, soggy conditions have delayed the planting of potatoes in Horowhenua.
Farming company and contractor fined $76k over damage to Waikato stream
A farming company and an earthworks contractor have been fined $76,500 for environmental damage at a north Waikato stream that left 48 eels dead.
Midday Rural News for 13 October 2022
News from the rural farming sector Audio
Emissions pricing: Rural NZ 'ready' to protest
Groundswell New Zealand co-founder Bryce McKenzie confirmed the rural group was planning another national protest over the scheme that will require farmers to pay for agricultural emissions.
M bovis: Controlled area notice enforced around infected farms
The next phase of the Mycoplasma bovis response begins today with a controlled area notice being enforced around infected farms.
Morning Rural News for 13 October 2022
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Midday Rural News for 12 October 2022
News from the rural farming sector Audio
Farmer fined, banned from owning cattle after abuse
An Otago farmer has been fined $12,000 and has been banned from owning cattle for five years after failing to provide adequate care for animals.
Emissions pricing plan 'utterly unacceptable' - Christopher Luxon
The government is celebrating its agricultural emissions pricing plan as a world-first, but the Opposition says industry consensus is being undermined. Audio
Farmers not happy with agriculture emissions proposal
Neither farmers or environmentalists are satisfied with the government's new proposal for cutting agricultural emissions.
The proposal requires farmers to pay for their emissions from 2025.
It has… Audio
Government’s agriculture pricing plan gathers mixed reactions
The government is celebrating its agricultural emissions pricing plan as a world first, but it faces a battle winning over the sector.
Cabinet will consult on the plan before signing it off next… Audio
Morning Rural News for 12 October 2022
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Government plan to reduce farm emissions good step - scientist
Agricultural scientists say a controversial plan to reduce farming emissions is a positive step for the sector.
The government's plan, which is open for consultation, will require farmers to pay for… Audio
He Waka Eke Noa is 'greenwashing' - Greenpeace
The government has proposed a world-first scheme where farmers will be required to pay for their emissions from 2025. Cabinet is set to sign off on the programme next year bringing to an end a 2… Audio
Farmers, environmentalists weigh in on farm-level pricing plan
Farming and agriculture groups are decrying the government's proposal for farm-level emissions pricing, while environmentalists say it does not go far or fast enough.
Website launches to support farmers for major weather events
A new website aims to make it easier for farmers to prepare for and access support after a major weather event.
Beef and Lamb NZ respond to agriculture emissions scheme
Farmers are claiming the government's new agriculture emissions scheme could put farmers out business.
The government plan unveiled today will see famers pay for pollution by 2025 and is largely… Video, Audio
Govt announces agricultural emissions reduction plan, based on He Waka Eke Noa
Farmers will start paying for emissions by 2025. The government's gone with He Waka Eke Noa's sector consultation document - with some tweaks around the pricing scheme.
There'll be two separate taxes… Video, Audio
Scientist analyses farm emissions pricing proposal
The Government's proposed a farm-level emissions pricing scheme to be introduced from 2025, which will have farmers paying for methane and carbon dioxide emissions.
Professor of physics at Canterbury… Audio
