Sam McIvor
B+LNZ's prior focus of battling Wellington, and launching Taste Pure Nature, is shifting to raising on-farm productivity & profitability in the face of coming lower returns from the surge in Aussie meat exports
26th Mar 24, 11:47am
B+LNZ's prior focus of battling Wellington, and launching Taste Pure Nature, is shifting to raising on-farm productivity & profitability in the face of coming lower returns from the surge in Aussie meat exports
A new report from Beef + Lamb NZ says the red meat sector's earnings are forecast to fall to their lowest levels since the 1980s
13th Mar 24, 5:00am
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A new report from Beef + Lamb NZ says the red meat sector's earnings are forecast to fall to their lowest levels since the 1980s
Angus Kebbell says it is one thing for the Climate Change Commission to require more emissions savings from farmers, but there is no agreed way to define them, and the sector is already has the world's lowest carbon footprint
30th Apr 23, 2:49pm
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Angus Kebbell says it is one thing for the Climate Change Commission to require more emissions savings from farmers, but there is no agreed way to define them, and the sector is already has the world's lowest carbon footprint
Angus Kebbell notes the simplification and 'reform' of the RMA and related legislation will benefit urban housing, but fails to see how any of this rolls back over-regulation of rural New Zealand
6th Feb 23, 10:49am
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Angus Kebbell notes the simplification and 'reform' of the RMA and related legislation will benefit urban housing, but fails to see how any of this rolls back over-regulation of rural New Zealand
Sam McIvor joins Angus Kebbell to discuss the consequences of rapid-fire poor policy-making, how it is building unintended consequences, and leaving a trail of regulatory mess that is going to take years to fix
28th Jan 23, 11:11am
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Sam McIvor joins Angus Kebbell to discuss the consequences of rapid-fire poor policy-making, how it is building unintended consequences, and leaving a trail of regulatory mess that is going to take years to fix
Is carbon offsetting actually accelerating environmental collapse? Is NZ's rush to carbon farming contributing? Allan Barber says fixing the flaws is more than the current tinkering with the OIO
17th Feb 22, 9:42am
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Is carbon offsetting actually accelerating environmental collapse? Is NZ's rush to carbon farming contributing? Allan Barber says fixing the flaws is more than the current tinkering with the OIO
There is no lack of opportunity to get up-to-date on what an ETS will do to farming, what the alternatives are, and what you have to do to ensure the worst doesn't happen
27th Jan 22, 11:33am
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There is no lack of opportunity to get up-to-date on what an ETS will do to farming, what the alternatives are, and what you have to do to ensure the worst doesn't happen
The time is Now! Lead farmer groups need farmers to contribute their views to the He Waka Eke Noa framework as soon as possible because policies are about to get fixed for a generation
17th Jan 22, 9:25am
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The time is Now! Lead farmer groups need farmers to contribute their views to the He Waka Eke Noa framework as soon as possible because policies are about to get fixed for a generation
The future of B+LNZ to be decided by referendum votes now underway. At issue is whether it, Dairy NZ and Federated Farmers need to be separate organisations. Voting closes on July 9
29th Jun 21, 9:50am
The future of B+LNZ to be decided by referendum votes now underway. At issue is whether it, Dairy NZ and Federated Farmers need to be separate organisations. Voting closes on July 9
Allan Barber talks to John Loughlin and Sam McIvor about the direction each plans to take, and how they will manage their respective organisations
11th May 16, 12:02pm
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Allan Barber talks to John Loughlin and Sam McIvor about the direction each plans to take, and how they will manage their respective organisations
Allan Barber explores the reasons the NAIT system was adopted and whether it will deliver when its data is really needed
16th Jul 15, 10:11am
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Allan Barber explores the reasons the NAIT system was adopted and whether it will deliver when its data is really needed
Pig farmers hope that ban on sow stalls will buy loyalty