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OPINION: The Hound hears John Murphy, chair of Veg NZ, reckons greenhouse vege producers face severe challenges due to changes in the ETS.

The Government's decision to keep agriculture out of the New Zealand emissions trading scheme (ETS) has been roundly applauded by farmers.

The Government is pushing ahead with its election commitment to take agriculture out of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

For too long the issue of land-use change has been relegated to the 'too-hard' basket and it's now time to confront some of the difficult questions regarding this.

The Climate Change Commission wants the new Government to reduce NZ Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) auction volumes as son as possible.

Land restoration and investment company, Tāmata Hauhā, is calling on the Government to stop its review of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

The New Zealand Institute of Forestry (NZIF) and the Forestry Industry Contractors Association (FICA) say they are apprehensive of the government’s proposed forestry policies.

Could current policy decisions see the demise of the forestry industry? That New Zealand Institute of Forestry (NZIF) thinks so.

OPINION: Government, industry representatives and media always state: “our commentary, policy etc., is science based” and “the science is settled”.

OPINION: Remember when the Labour Government - not this current lot, but the mob led by Helen Clark - tried introducing a fart tax several years ago?