Tag: environment_select_committee

Hawke’s Bay Farmer Slams Carbon Forestry Rules

21 Aug 2025 7:29 p.m. · Source: Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers Hawke’s Bay meat & wool chair Anthea Yule says the government has missed an opportunity to stop the conversion of productive farmland into carbon forestry, which will negatively impact rural communities.

Politics and Government Business Environment Agriculture Hawke’s Bay carbon forestry Federated Farmers Anthea Yule Environment Select Committee Emissions Trading Scheme Land Use
Carbon Forestry Rules Still Too Lax, Says Federated Farmers

13 Aug 2025 11:26 p.m. · Source: Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers criticizes a parliamentary report on carbon forestry, saying it fails to protect productive farmland from pine forests and expressing disappointment over loopholes in proposed regulations.

Politics and Government Environment Business Agriculture Federated Farmers carbon forestry Richard Dawkins Environment Select Committee Emissions Trading Scheme Land Use Capability