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Farming options abound

Growing Future Farmers general manager Cyn Smith. Photo Supplied.

The world is the oyster of those who choose to be part of an industry that contributes to the most important thing in the world - sustainably produced food.

Emissions proposals out for consultation

He Waka Eke Noa has proposed two alternative options to the ETS.

OPINION: The He Waka Eka Noa partners - including Beef + Lamb NZ - have developed two emissions pricing options as alternatives to bringing agriculture into the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

Have farmers been sold out?

Steve Cranston asks if farmers have been sold out in the He Waka Eka Noa proposals.

OPINION: With the emissions pricing options now out for discussion, the fear campaign has begun in earnest.

Editorial: Stronger advocacy!

The continuing impact of Covid, soaring input costs, labour shortages and ever growing regulation continued to steal much of the shine off good prices.

OPINION: As 2021 draws to a close, most farmers will be looking forward to it ending and hoping for better things in 2022.

Staying put

OPINION: Your canine crusader understands calls by the Waikato Chamber of Commerce for Fonterra HQ to quit its Auckland office for the dairying heartland has been rebuffed.

What's she hiding?

OPINION: This old mutt wonders what information Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's office apparently "overlooked" in briefing notes relating to Groundswell NZ.

Nice lift!

OPINION: The Hound reckons the country's hard-pressed wool growers will be pleased to know that rural banking specialist Rabobank has laid woollen carpets in its new Hamilton-based HQ.

Sour taste!

OPINION: Your old mate is astounded, but not surprised, to learn that the New Zealand Film Commission gave anti-dairy documentary Milked a $48,550 "finishing grant".

Aussie company resumes trade

Australia's largest live sheep exporter, Emanuel Exports, has had its licence reinstated after a three-year suspension.

What's the Government's beef with live exports?

AGTA chair Mark Willis says the live export industry is disappointed the Government has not offered a probation period to allow it to prove it can adapt to an improved regulatory regime.

New Zealand's livestock export trade sector is scrambling to fight off government plans to permanently ban the practice.

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Wynne appointed to Alliance board

Alliance's new independent director Mark Wynne.

Meat processor and exporter Alliance Group has appointed Mark Wynne as its new independent director.

With just 10 days under his belt as the National Party leader, Christopher Luxon last week rolled into Morrinsville, unofficial dairy capital of New Zealand, to let the party faithful and undecided in on what plans he had for the future.