It’s been a long haul to get to a place where sense is finally prevailing on the issue of what to do about the natural, cyclical and atmospherically neutral emissions of methane from our livestock. We have not been very active here at PFCR in … [Read more...]
Farmers must take the Initiative on emission’s policy after Election.
A new government next week is an exciting proposition for all but Labour voters because it will mean change. The Green and Maori Party supporters will be hoping for a Labour led government that they will have far more influence on and will … [Read more...]
Submissions on Government’s proposal to tax livestock emissions due 18 November
View this email in your browser F.A.R.M Newsletter - 12 November 2022 MAKE A SUBMISSION Let Minister Shaw know you reject his demand to slash farming just to be … [Read more...]
HWEN has delivered its proposal to Government
He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) has presented its proposal to the Government. We await the details. From comments by Federated Farmers in the media it seems the partners in HWEN have reached agreement and either the Feds, who were the holdouts, have … [Read more...]
Fonterra CEO shafts farmers
Fonterra CEO Miles Hurrell has come out and said that Fonterra supports the proposed emission pricing scheme He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN), in which dairy farmers will have to pay tens of thousands of dollars for emissions of methane which are already at … [Read more...]
Emission reduction plan must recognise and be true to the science
The Government’s about to be announced emission reduction plan must recognise the scientific reality that carbon emissions sourced from livestock are quite different to the carbon emissions produced by burning fossil fuel. Carbon … [Read more...]
Focus on methane emissions from Dairy unjustified
The Ministry for the Environment released the latest NZ Inventory of Greenhouse gases, or as it is now being called by the Ministry “Te Tarangi Haurehu Kati Mahana a Aotearoa” They do kindly still put the English title in small print underneath, but … [Read more...]
What He Waka Eke Noa has got wrong Part 4(B)
He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN ) is a proposed pricing scheme for livestock emissions. This is a four-part series explaining the big four mistakes it makes and what it needs to do to fix these. Part 1 HWEN misunderstands the science of methane in … [Read more...]
What He Waka Eke Noa has got wrong Part 4
He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN ) is a proposed pricing scheme for livestock emissions. This is a four-part series explaining the big four mistakes it makes and what it needs to do to fix these. Part 1 HWEN misunderstands the science of methane … [Read more...]
What He Waka Eke Noa has got wrong Part 3
He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN ) is a proposed pricing scheme for livestock emissions. This is a four-part series explaining the big four mistakes it makes and what it needs to do to fix these. Part 1 HWEN misunderstands the science of methane in … [Read more...]
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