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OPINION: Is the Government's taxonomy proposal dead in the water?
ACT won't back making the proposed sustainable finance taxonomy - a classification tool giving banks and investors guidance on how farms are delivering on sustainability - mandatory.
As ACT agriculture spokesman Mark Cameron says: "the whole idea is about of slapping farms with a red, amber or green label so the banks know which ones tick the 'right' boxes, according to a Wellington-approved definition of what's 'sustainable'."
Cameron says it might sound harmless if it stays voluntary.
"But the proposal spells it out: the plan is to make it mandatory down the track. That's where ACT says no."
Associate Agriculture Minister and Manawatu dairy farmer Andrew Hoggard says the free trade agreement (FTA) negotiated with India is not a bad deal and his party, Act, will support it when it goes before Parliament.
The ACT Party says media reports that global dairy giant Nestle has withdrawn from the Dairy Methane Action Alliance shows why New Zealand needs to rethink its approach to climate.
The ACT Party's call for a better deal on the Paris Agreement on climate change is being backed by farmer organisations.
OPINION: For most farmers and readers, the term Sustainable Finance Taxonomy will make little sense.
OPINION: ACT MP Mark Cameron isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but he certainly calls it how he sees it, holding nothing back when ‘climate scientists’ had a crack at Kiwi farmers recently:
The South Island Dairy Event (SIDE) returns to Lincoln University next month.
The subdivision and sale of the Rangiora's Coldstream Estate in 1921 was advantageous for not one, but four Cantebury families - but one in particular has become synonymous with outstanding Holstein Friesian cattle.
The Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) annual meeting held in Timaru today saw directors' fees raised and the appointment of KPMG as an auditor for the levy body.
A new Westpac NZ community banking van begins making visits around Northland this week.
New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) is sharing guidance to prevent people from contracting listeriosis, a rare yet life-threatening foodborne illness.
As cost-of-living pressures continue to bite Kiwi households, the Fruit in Schools (FIS) programme is helping fuel learning and improve the health and wellbeing of 127,000 children and staff.
OPINION: The good news keeps getting better for NZ dairy farmers.
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