Displaying items by tag: Tim Mackle

OPINION: In theory everyone is happy with the deal struck between the Government and the agricultural sector over emissions.

The emissions train is leaving the station and farmers need to be aboard, says DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle.

Dairy isn’t the backbone of the economy; the environment is, says Fish & Game New Zealand (F&GNZ).

The Government has extended the deadline for submitting on its freshwater discussion document: farmers say the two-week extension isn’t enough.

DairyNZ chief executive Dr Tim Mackle says the dairy sector and our farmers share the same vision communities, Māori and Government have to protect and improve our freshwater resources.

The latest IPCC Special Report has the potential to turn the way we look at climate change on its head, says DairyNZ chief executive Dr Tim Mackle.

Differences are publicly emerging between farmer leaders and DairyNZ over support for the Government’s policies on sustainability.

Dairy farmers in New Zealand are world leading producers of low emissions milk, writes Tim Mackle, chief executive of DairyNZ.

Dairy Farmers have sent a clear message to politicians: an unachievable 47% methane reduction target would be setting farmers up to fail.

Both DairyNZ and Beef + Lamb NZ are urging farmers to have their say on the proposed Zero Carbon Bill by July 16.