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It was something he would have to do a lot more of now that he had stepped up to be the president of Southland Federated Farmers. “Technology makes it a lot easier. We started using Zoom for meetings last year as opposed to driving somewhere for meetings,’’ he said. “It’s making the most of technology. It’s made a big difference on farms.’’ Dillon took over as president last month from Geoffrey Young. It is a role that vice-president Bernadette Hunt did not take as she served on Environment Southland’s Regional Forum. That left Dillon, who was the junior vice-president, to make the big step up. ....
David Parker on decision to defer winter grazing regulations 17 Mar, 2021 03:30 AM 7 minutes to read The Country The Government has delayed bringing in regulations to control intensive winter grazing after pressure from the farming industry. The regulations to improve waterways and animal welfare were supposed to come into effect from May, but the government has deferred it until 2022. Minister for the Environment David Parker spoke to The Country s Jamie Mackay about the decision and what it means for farmers over the next 12 months. Jamie Mackay: David Parker I do appreciate your time here on The Country and I do give you a bit of stick but congratulations for deferring these intensive winter grazing regulations for a year and taking a bit more time to get this right. Good afternoon. ....
Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor told about 130 farmers via a livestream video link that the Government had decided to defer the winter grazing rules until May 2022. “’We have taken on board the advice from the Southland Advisory Group and have decided to park the changes for a year,’’ O’Connor said. O’Connor said the Government needed time to work through the issues around slope, pugging rules and sowing dates, and it would involve ‘’more than tweaks’’. “There is still a focus on no further water degradation and restoring water quality,’’ O’Connor said. Farmers have expressed their frustrations around the unworkable winter grazing rules with hundreds attending a rally at the Southern Field Days site in mid-February. ....
An independent review into the New Zealand's Mycoplasma bovis Program will mean farmers don't have to face avoidable teething problems during future incursions, Southland Federated Farmers vice president Bernadette Hunt says. ....
Climate Change Report: How farmers in the South feel about stock reduction figure 14 Feb, 2021 11:15 PM 5 minutes to read By: Hamish MacLean Pastoral farms occupy almost 40 per cent of New Zealand s landscape and the farming sector underpins the nation s economy. So when the Climate Change Commission suggested in its draft advice fewer animals on farms could be required to meet our greenhouse gas emissions obligations, people worried. The Otago Daily Times Hamish MacLean takes the temperature of the issue in the South. A possible 15 per cent reduction in livestock numbers on red meat and dairy farms by 2030 could break New Zealand s under-pressure agriculture industry, some farmers fear. ....