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The generosity of farmers and truck companies to support the cause was huge, she added. “It would [normally] be thousands of dollars to transport the baleage from Southland to Canterbury, but these companies are doing it for nothing or at a very, very subsidised rate.” Three transport companies are involved with the load leaving Gore on Saturday. One is carting it from Oreti Plains to a truck depot in Gore, where it will be unloaded and put onto a Canterbury-bound truck. Last week’s load was made up of baleage and hay from six Southland farms. Before the first call went out for feed donations Southland farmers were offering to help, Hunt said. ....
'It's horrific': Animal welfare campaigners condemn Otago, Southland farmers after horror new winter grazing footage msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Mitigating options in the report fall under technology, industry, agriculture and land use. Agriculture currently emits 69 per cent of Southland’s total overall emissions, and has the largest changes to make in order to hit targets, according to the report. It’s recommended that a 10 per cent stock reduction in dairy cattle, beef cattle and sheep be applied linearly from 2035 to 2050. Selective breeding is recommended to be adopted for 30 per cent of cattle and 80 per cent of sheep by 2050 for animals that exhibit low residual methane production. About 4.1 per cent of farmland currently used for livestock will need to be converted to crops and horticulture between 2020 and 2050 to meet targets. ....
Federated Farmers concerns on Southland climate report stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Federated Farmers Southland senior vice president Bernadette Hunt said while they strongly encouraged anybody with available grazing to take up the MPI’s call, they must also consider their own needs throughout the winter. “It’s a great thing to do if people do have grazing available,” Hunt said, but farmers must make sure they’re “not leaving themselves short”. “We had a request from north Canterbury even before the floods, so we know they’re doing it tough,” she said. The current worker shortage in the agriculture sector shouldn’t be a factor in Southland’s ability to assist in flood recovery. Instead, it would primarily be dependent on the feed farmer’s already had on hand, she said. ....