Voting on foot and mouth disease agreement CLOSES TODAY, B+LNZ’s bottom lines on climate change policy, New and improved B+LNZ event registration, Registrations open for AWDT UYFB programme
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This week’s notices:
Voting on foot and mouth disease agreement CLOSES TODAY
Voting on B+LNZ joining an Operational Agreement between the agricultural sector and the Government on foot and mouth disease readiness and response closes at 2pm today (Friday). This is your last chance to have your say – use the unique PIN and password in your letter. More info here.
B+LNZ’s bottom lines on climate change policy
We know some farmers remain concerned about climate change policy settings that could affect the future viability of our sector. This week we emailed farmers with a further update on the critical issues we’re pushing the Government for action on. Our bottom lines are: NZ’s domestic methane targets must be amended based on no additional warming; any targets must not put our economy or rural communities at risk; the pricing of agricultural emissions must be taken off the table; and farmers must be able to choose whether or not they use new tools and technologies to reduce their emissions and we must step carefully through rolling out new technologies. Read the email online here.
New and improved B+LNZ event registration
If you’re registering for a B+LNZ event from this week on, you may notice a few changes. We’ve made event registration easier – you can now log in and your details will be remembered and pre-populated every time. You’ll be able to see what details we have on file and check they’re up to date. For more info about the changes and the real benefits of having a B+LNZ online account, check out last week’s e-diary story.
Registrations open for AWDT UYFB programme
The Agri-Women’s Development Trust (AWDT) is relaunching the highly sought-after Understanding Your Farming Business (UYFB) programme in Christchurch. The pilot programme will take place over three one-day modules starting 28 May. Learn more and register on AWDT’s website. B+LNZ is proud to be a strategic partner of AWDT.
Sheep and beef farmer input sought for major survey
The Survey of Rural Decision Makers is the largest and widest-reaching survey of New Zealand’s primary sector. Topics include land use and management, future planning and succession, new technologies, regulations, and rural wellbeing. B+LNZ encourages sheep and beef farmers to participate to ensure a wide range of perspectives from across the agriculture sector. Sign up now and you’ll then be emailed a link to the survey in early June. To encourage new people to sign up, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research is donating $3 to charity for each new commercial farm. For every business that completes the survey after signing up, an extra $12 will be donated to charity. This year’s charity partners are Farmers Adverse Events Trust, NZ Young Farmers, the Rural Support Trust, Rural Women, and Young Grower of the Year. In addition, everyone who completes the survey will go into a prize draw to win one of ten $500 supermarket vouchers. Sign up before 5pm on 30 May. More info here.
SAVE THE DATE: farmer meeting with Minister Hoggard in Gore
Come and hear from Hon. Andrew Hoggard, Minister for Biosecurity and Associate Minister for Agriculture and for the Environment, at a meeting at the Croydon Lodge Hotel in Gore on Monday 26 May, from 3pm. He’ll talk about biosecurity and RMA reform, followed by a general Q&A session and nibbles. Register here.
Sheep and beef farmer input sought for major survey
The Survey of Rural Decision Makers is the largest and widest-reaching survey of New Zealand’s primary sector. Topics include land use and management, future planning, new farm tech, regulations, and rural wellbeing. B+LNZ encourages sheep and beef farmers to participate to ensure a wide range of perspectives from across the agriculture sector. Everyone who completes the survey enters a prize draw to win one of ten $500 supermarket vouchers. In addition, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research is donating $3 to charity for every new commercial farm that signs up – and you choose which charity to support. For every farm that completes the survey after signing up, an extra $12 will be donated. Sign up to support Farmers Adverse Events Trust, NZ Young Farmers, the Rural Support Trust, Rural Women, or Young Grower of the Year. Sign-ups close on 30 May, and the survey launches in early June. More info about the survey here.