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Returns aren't good enough
Red tape stifling innovation
The pendulum may be swinging too far on regulation, so stifling innovation, Beef + Lamb NZ chairman James Parson suggests.
New water standards will cost farmers
Brexit focus for Beef + Lamb NZ
“There is absolutely no question that Brexit is something we are focused on,” says Beef + Lamb NZ chairman James Parsons.
Growers unhappy with Waikato Regional Council
Farmers are disappointed by the Waikato Regional Council’s (WRC) ‘delaying tactics’ around a judicial review by six organisations over plans for the Healthy River Plan Change.
Forget all the negativity; communicate the positives!
Sheep and beef farmers are facing testing times and many of the challenges are outside their control.
Less maize compounds northern drought
Insufficient contract maize was grown this season, contributing to a feed shortage in drought conditions, says Federated Farmers Northland provincial president John Blackwell.
Sheep and beef not shying away from environmental issues
Environmental management, its use and regulation is high on the radar of sheep and beef farmers, according Beef+Lamb NZ’s Sam McIvor.
Dairy sector has bullying behaviour – critic
Massey University ecologist Mike Joy, and dairy industry critic, has accused the sector of bullying behaviour.