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Sheep and beef farmers will not be paying extra levies for the year starting October 1.

The Labour Party’s water tax policy is “pretty short on details,” and the farming sector needs to have input into a final plan, says Beef + Lamb NZ chairman James Parsons.

The pastoral sector is reacting to negative news reporting and comment, rather than being proactive and talking about its vision for water quality in New Zealand, claims Beef + Lamb NZ chairman James Parsons.

Confidence precedes investment, so if farmers are confident in the future and the information they are getting, they will invest, says Beef + Lamb NZ chairman James Parsons.

There have been negativities around farmers saying the sheep sector is declining.

“There is absolutely no question that Brexit is something we are focused on,” says Beef + Lamb NZ chairman James Parsons.

Beef + Lamb NZ is planning to step up its lobbying of industry groups in the US, UK and EU in the light of Brexit and Donald Trump’s election as US president.

Stick to your knitting and fine-tune what you do, advises Beef + Lamb NZ chairman James Parsons, for farmers to get through the next year, with forecasts down for lamb, beef and wool.

European farming leaders are truly concerned about Britain’s planned exit from the European Union, says Beef + Lamb NZ chairman James Parsons, just home from his annual visit to Europe.

Marks & Spencer says it will no longer stock New Zealand lamb in its Scottish stores and will sell only locally produced lamb.