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OPINION: Last week's announcement of Prime Minister’s new Science and Technology Advisory Council hasn’t gone down too well in the science community.
Members of the Climate Change Commission will meet leaders of Groundswell, in a sign that the Government might finally be realising the lobby group's influence.
Commission members will travel to the South Island to meet with Laurie Paterson and Bryce McKenzie.
The Groundswell leaders will get their chance to air their grievances on the Government's draft agricultural emissions pricing proposal and He Waka Eke Noa, which will tax farmers for the emissions created on their farms.
Groundswell recently presented a petition opposing a tax on food production, with 106,000 signatures to Labour Ministers. The Prime Minister has refused to meet the group.
The Government says it is sharpening its focus and support for the food and fibre industry in Budget 2025.
A European Union regulation ensuring that the products its citizens consume do not contribute to deforestation or forest degradation worldwide threatens $200m of New Zealand beef and leather exports.
A long-acting, controlled- release capsule designed to protect ewes from internal parasites during the lambing period is back on the market following a comprehensive reassessment.
Healthcare appears to be the big winner in this year's budget as agriculture and environment miss out.
OPINION: Foreign policy is a real strength of Winston Peter and this is recognised by Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) officials who, so the story goes, wanted him in his present role because of his experience in that field.
DairyNZ subsidiary New Zealand Animal Evaluation (NZAEL) will update the genetic base used to calculate Breeding Worth (BW) next month.
OPINION: Last week's announcement of Prime Minister’s new Science and Technology Advisory Council hasn’t gone down too well in the…
OPINION: At its recent annual general meeting, Federated Farmers’ Auckland province called for New Zealand to withdraw from the Paris…