The Weekly Hotwire

26/06/2025

The Government’s latest moves to curb the large-scale conversion of productive farmland into carbon-focused pine plantations mark a long-awaited response to a problem that rural New Zealand has been warning about for years.

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13/06/2025

Fieldays was a great success, tills were ringing and the sentiment was positive! New government incentives were announced which will give farming a shot in the arm - catch a couple of the highlights here:

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I’ve just returned from two days at Fieldays, and the difference from last year was striking. There was real energy across the board, especially at the machinery sites. They were humming. The buzz may have had something to do with the Government’s new tax incentive, which allows farmers and grow...

09/05/2025

Is Methane really the climate villain, and is farming really the problem? Is it time to rethink methane in New Zealand?
Have a read: https://www.interest.co.nz/rural-news/133224/progress-methane-reduction-not-only-possible-it-being-achieved-scale-california

Progress on methane reduction is not only possible, it is being achieved at scale in California where a range of techniques are successfully deployed, many of which could work well here

04/04/2025

The Government’s recent announcement on changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) represents a significant shift in how farmland can be converted to exotic forestry.

These changes, set to take effect in October 2025, aim to curb the widespread conversion of productive farmland into exotic plantations while still allowing for sustainable afforestation. It’s time to put the axe to whole farms going into carbon farming!

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05/01/2025

Happy New Year! What will 2025 bring for New Zealand farmers? It needs to be one that rewards farmers for the significant role they play in our economy, and the role they play in rural communities both economically and socially. Here’s to the farmer!

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26/10/2024

Eco-Anxiety, is it a thing? Hear from an expert below, have a read or listen to the podcast:

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https://factum-agri.buzzsprout.com/956197/episodes/15981452-factum-agri-junior-landcare-program-part-1

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International collaboration is becoming increasingly vital as we tackle the global challenges facing agriculture. The partnership between New Zealand and Germany, officially launched under the Agri-DENZ project, is a testament to the power of shared knowledge, innovation, and ambition. With both cou...

11/10/2024

The current government is kicking the farm plan requirements down the road, but what happens when we have a change in government who may tighten the screws again? Isn’t it time for a bipartisan approach to farm policies to give our food producers a clear pathway into the future?

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05/10/2024

The New Zealand Government has secured market access for blueberries to Korea, potentially unlocking $5 million in annual export opportunities for local growers. Catch all this and more in the latest edition of The Weekly Hotwire here - https://mailchi.mp/795f9bb8a5b0/the-weekly-hotwire-12747398
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23/08/2024

New Zealand's agricultural sector is under threat, not from market forces or climate change, but from the very government that should be safeguarding its future. The National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM) has set forth a series of regulations and bottom lines that, while well-intentioned, are fundamentally flawed and risk crippling an industry that has been the backbone of our economy since the 1840s.

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10/08/2024

August 10 edition of The Weekly Hotwire is in your inbox, or you can grab it on the link below:

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19/07/2024

What makes good leadership? And can corn power aircraft? Click on the link below to catch the latest edition of The Weekly Hotwire:

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15/06/2024

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