Environment

Kiwis Backing Farmers campaign sending a message

6 Apr 2023

There has been a positive response from New Zealanders to the Beef + Lamb New Zealand/50 Shades of Green Kiwis Backing Farmers campaign, which is raising awareness of the overwhelming wave of Government environmental policies.

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Inquiry must prevent slash devastation from happening again

29 Mar 2023

It’s been a little over six weeks since the Eastern North Island felt the brunt of Cyclone Gabrielle and the full extent of the damage remains unknown.

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A thriving sheep and beef sector matters to all New Zealanders

16 Mar 2023

This week we sent a story to Stuff on our Kiwis Backing Farmers campaign and why a thriving sheep and beef farming sector is important for all New Zealanders. It ran on Stuff and in its regional newspapers.

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Information for farmers on the Kiwis Backing Farmers campaign

7 Mar 2023

The following was emailed to farmers on 7 March 2023.

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Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Research Consortium: supporting farmers to reduce GHG emissions

19 Jan 2023

Beef + Lamb New Zealand has been a partner in the Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Research Consortium (PGgRc), alongside AgResearch, DairyNZ, DEEResearch, the Fertiliser Manufacturers' Research Association, Fonterra, PGG Wrightson Ltd and Pamu/Landcorp.

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Update on recent advocacy: sequestration, biodiversity and forestry

1 Dec 2022

We’re encouraged by the Government’s announcement about sequestration as part of ag emissions pricing. However we’ve called on them to shelve biodiversity decisions and for a review into the impact of its environmental agenda on farmers and rural communities. We’ve also made a submission on proposed carbon and plantation forestry rules.

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Farmer meeting breaks down climate science

29 Nov 2022

Internationally-renowned expert Professor Dave Frame recently appeared at a Southland farmer meeting to explain the science behind climate change, the use of metrics such as GWP*, the interaction with policy – and what it all means for farmers.

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Last chance to make a submission on emissions pricing

18 Nov 2022

Today (Friday) consultation on the Government’s agricultural emissions pricing proposals closes – you have until 11.59pm tonight to make a submission, and we’ve provided tools to help you. We’ll provide more info on B+LNZ’s submission, and the He Waka Eke Noa partners’, in next week’s e-diaries.

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Spreading the word about our low carbon footprint

16 Nov 2022

Beef + Lamb New Zealand has been working hard to promote new research that confirms the carbon footprint of New Zealand beef and lamb is among the lowest in the world.

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Waimatā catchment group celebrates successes

16 Nov 2022

Since the Waimatā Catchment Restoration Project formed in 2020, the group continues to make a visible improvement to the health of the Waimatā River and biodiversity in the wider community.

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