Tag: land_use
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Federated Farmers Warns of Carbon Forestry Impact on Central North Island
Federated Farmers Whanganui is calling on the Government to urgently strengthen rules to prevent whole-farm carbon forestry conversions on productive land. Provincial president Ben Fraser says the increasing displacement of sheep farms by permanent pine trees is a major concern…
Politics and GovernmentBusinessEnvironmentGeneral PoliticsEconomyClimate ChangeAgriculture Federated Farmerscarbon forestryCentral North IslandBen FraserEmissions Trading SchemeWhanganuiLand Use
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Hawke’s Bay Farmer Slams Carbon Forestry Rules
A Hawke’s Bay farmer has criticised the government's carbon forestry rules, claiming they fail to adequately protect productive farmland from being converted into carbon forests. Anthea Yule, Federated Farmers Hawke’s Bay meat & wool chair, expressed disappointment with the recommendations…
Politics and GovernmentBusinessEnvironmentAgriculture Hawke’s Baycarbon forestryFederated FarmersAnthea YuleEnvironment Select CommitteeEmissions Trading SchemeLand Use