Beef + Lamb NZ (B+LNZ) says it is deeply unhappy with what it describes as the Government's 'flawed' emissions pricing proposal.

Research commissioned by Federated Farmers and Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has found almost two thirds of Kiwis oppose foreign companies buying New Zealand farms to offset their emissions.

OPINION: When the primary sector took on the challenge of an emissions pricing alternative, there was a clear goal – to secure the best possible system for farmers and the climate.

This week, leaders from DairyNZ, Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) and Federated Farmers met to discuss emissions pricing.

OPINION: Eight weeks ago, a group of concerned farmers wrote an Open Letter in an attempt to draw attention to the serious risks that the He Waka Eke Noa partnership recommendations to government pose to the future of the extensive sheep, beef, deer and regenerative farms and rural communities.

Apple company Rockit Global Limited is planning for its biggest planting year yet - targeting a further 200ha of trees in the ground in 2023.

Despite a positive forecast for global sheepmeat and beef demand, an increase in farm expenditure and inflation could significantly reduce farmers’ profit margins.

The majority of New Zealanders don’t agree with the Government’s approach of planting the way out of climate change.

OPINION: The Government's so-called plan to price agricultural emissions must surely rank as one of the most bewildering decisions in the history of New Zealand farming.

Dairy Plenty of attention has been on New Zealand’s milk supply as the seasonal peak hits its stride.