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The first He Waka Eke Noa milestones for the agricultural sector – that 25 percent of farmers know their annual total on-farm emissions and have a written plan to manage emissions – are at the end of …

Earlier this year the popular Bionic(R) drench capsule was banned for use by the Ministry for Primary Industries following concerns around the rate of release of drug from the product. Other …

Since its pilot at Hamilton’s St Paul’s College in 2013, the highly successful programme is now offered in over 120 schools across New Zealand and 4000 students. Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) is a …

B+LNZ Chief Executive Sam McIvor says strengthened reduction targets must not disadvantage sectors that have already made significant reductions and that are already being asked to do more than their …

During the visits, B+LNZ staff identified opportunities to work with UK and US farming groups over the shared issue of climate change. B+LNZ has been calling for the New Zealand Government to review …

B+LNZ chief executive Sam McIvor says farmers are feeling overwhelmed by the tsunami of environmental and other regulation that has been rushed through in the last few years. “Many are mentally …

The manifesto, which was launched last week, spans five key areas – climate and environment policy, workforce and industrial relations, trade, biosecurity and innovation, and research and …

B+LNZ Board Chair Kate Acland says the Board has listened to what farmers have said at the organisation’s Annual Meeting last month and over the past few weeks. Farmers acknowledge they have a part …

The NZRSB Annual Conference was recently held in Hamilton to recognise the significant proportion of New Zealand beef that orientates from the dairy herd, whether it be cull cows or bull beef. There …