Domestic lamb prices finished off the season, at September 30, in positive fashion and nudging a record high, according to the BNZ’s latest ‘Rural Wrap’ report.

NZ's farming sector has been left disappointed and stunned over the Government's proposal to price agricultural emissions.

Confusion and outright anger reign across rural New Zealand as farmers and communities try to get to the bottom of the Labour Government’s proposal to effectively make a large number of sheep and beef farmers unprofitable in its quest to get them to pay for their agricultural emissions.

ACT Party primary industries spokesperson Mark Cameron says farmers are right to be angry over the Government’s emissions pricing plan.

OPINION: Last week's proposal from the Government will not come as a surprise to those who have been following the topic.

OPINION: The agriculture sector has long asked for certainty around what the Government might finally determine on how agricultural emissions will be treated and that is seemingly just weeks away.

What happened to the historic partnership between industry and government? That's the question asked by Feds president Andrew Hoggard.

The Government’s decision not to price pig farming emissions from 2025 has been welcomed by farmers.

Invercargill MP and National Party Associate Spokesperson for Agriculture Penny Simmonds describes the Government’s recently released emissions plan as another kick in the guts for farmers, one which she claims threatens the future of farming in the South.

Bumper kumara crops over the past two years are keeping prices down across all varieties.