B+LNZ says split gas approach key to climate targets
B+LNZ is calling on the Government to use the split gas approach within its newly announced NDC (Nationally Determined...
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Government acknowledges carbon farming is not the silver bullet to address climate change
The acknowledgement by the Government that current policies will likely see too much carbon forestry planted, along with...
B+LNZ remains unconvinced by revised low-slope map
The Government’s new proposed low-slope map for stock exclusion is better than the original, however the map still won’t...
Independent research highlights need for limits on forestry offsetting for fossil fuel emitters
New independent research confirms a significant amount of sheep and beef farmland has been sold for conversion into...
Beef + Lamb New Zealand welcomes proposed changes to Essential Freshwater programme
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has welcomed proposed changes to the stock exclusion regulations and the low-slope map.
Farmers vote yes on sheepmeat and beef levies
Farmers have had their say in the 2021 sheepmeat and beef levy referendum and those farmers that voted have...
Beef + Lamb New Zealand backs Climate Change Commission’s strengthened advice to reduce reliance on carbon farming
The Climate Change Commission’s advice that New Zealand must cut gross carbon dioxide emissions is encouraging, but...
B+LNZ renews calls for changes to stock exclusion regulations
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has renewed calls for changes to the stock exclusion regulations introduced in August...
Beef + Lamb New Zealand lodges Climate Change Commission submission
Beef + Lamb New Zealand broadly supports the thrust of the Climate Change Commission’s draft advice to the Government...
B+LNZ launches key initiatives at 2021 annual meeting
At its annual meeting in Invercargill today, Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) launched its new strategy and farm planning...
B+LNZ: MfE report on sequestration an important contribution to conversation
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) says the Ministry for the Environment’s (MfE) report 'Net emissions and removals from...
Beef + Lamb New Zealand disappointed about emissions trading reform legislation
The emissions trading reform legislation passed yesterday (16 June) will not lead to a reduction in emissions, but...
Emissions Trading Scheme ineffective without limits on exotic forestry offsets by fossil fuel emitters
The Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will be ineffective in reducing New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions without having...
**Review of methane contribution a step in the right direction
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has welcomed Climate Change Minister James Shaw’s request to the Climate Change...
Agricultural organisations unite to call for IPCC to consider GWP*/GWP-we for greenhouse gas emissions
JOINT STATEMENT: Climate change is one of the world’s most urgent challenges and farmers are amongst the first to see...
Beef + Lamb New Zealand unveils new report on shaping the future of the red meat sector
Exporting New Zealand’s food culture to the world, maximising the value from co-products, and increasing the design of...
Beef + Lamb New Zealand will continue to push for science based methane targets
Bipartisan support for the Zero Carbon Act will provide certainty for farmers about the framework for emissions, but...
New research shows perils of mass forestry planting on productive sheep and beef land
Large scale conversion of sheep and beef farms to forestry as a result of the Zero Carbon Bill will have a significant...
Beef + Lamb New Zealand calls for science-based changes to Zero Carbon Bill
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) is urging the Government to adopt a science-based approach to changes to the Climate...
B+LNZ calls for critical changes in methane approach in Zero Carbon Bill
New Zealand’s sheep and beef sector is deeply concerned over the proposed treatment of methane and targets in the Zero...