This episode features Tony Trewinnard, Blue Skies Weather discussing a situation update and the latest weather picture.

 

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This episode features Tracy Henderson, Legendairies Ltd discussing life after growing an online following.

 

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This episode features Hugh Ritchie, Chair, Citrus New Zealand discussing the key takeaways and industry mood from the recent Citrus New Zealand Forum.

 

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This episode features Hugh Devereux-Mack, Council of Licensed Firearms Owners, spokesperson discussing COLFO’s digital town halls and its engagement with political parties ahead of the election.

 

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This episode features Peter van Elzakker, Manager Grass-Fed Genetics, CRV discussing how beef-on-dairy is adding value beyond the farm gate and the opportunities for integrating beef genetics into dairy systems.

 

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This episode features Pete Oswald, Programme Director, Central Wilding Pines discussing why forestry’s goodwill isn’t stopping the spread of wilding conifers and the challenges of controlling their expansion.

 

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This episode features Richard Dawkins, Climate Change Spokesperson, Federated Farmers discussing the organisation’s response to TOP’s proposed climate tax for farmers.

 

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This episode features Daniel Eb, Deputy leader, Opportunity Party discussing TOP’s climate pitch to farmers and the party’s approach to climate policy in the agricultural sector.

 

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• Fonterra Lifts Milk Price Forecast

• ACT launches Make Farming Fun Again campaign

• Opportunity proposes methane cap-and-trade scheme

 

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Fonterra Lifts Milk Price Forecast

 

Fonterra has lifted its farmgate milk price forecast for the new season, to nine dollars fifty a kilogram of milksolids, with a narrower range of eight dollars fifty to ten dollars fifty.

That's still below May's opening forecast of nine dollars seventy-five, but an improvement on the lower figure announced in July.

Chief Executive Richard Allen says the lift reflects recent gains in Global Dairy Trade results, particularly for milk powders, with global demand holding strong. Allen says geopolitical volatility remains a risk, and the forecast could still change with only two months of the season complete.

Meanwhile, Fonterra has confirmed four candidates for this year's board election, including incumbent director Cathy Quinn, with two seats up for grabs. Voting closes on the tenth of November.

 

ACT launches Make Farming Fun Again campaign

ACT has launched its Make Farming Fun Again campaign, with agriculture spokesperson Andrew Hoggard promising to cut red tape across the farming sector.

Hoggard says successive governments have piled rules onto farmers, from freshwater regulations to winter grazing and emissions pricing.

He points to changes already made under this Government, including scrapping the ute tax, simplifying freshwater farm plans, and keeping agriculture out of the Emissions Trading Scheme.

ACT's six campaign pledges include keeping agricultural emissions out of the ETS, cutting rural crime with extra police patrol hours, and continuing to reduce environmental compliance costs for farmers.

 

Opportunity proposes methane cap-and-trade scheme

The Opportunity Party has released its climate policy, including a proposal to explore a cap-and-trade or levy scheme for agricultural methane.

The party says design details are still being worked through, with climate spokesperson Kayla Kingdon-Bebb saying it wants to work with farmers and industry before settling on a model. Any scheme would likely include fair allocations for existing methane emitters.

Opportunity leader Qiulae Wong says the party wants to back farmers to cut emissions through technology, rather than forcing a choice between cutting emissions and economic growth.

The policy also includes a five billion dollar climate resilience fund and a one billion dollar transition fund for industrial gas and coal users.

Labour and the current Government have both ruled out a methane tax.

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This episode features Karl Davis, Country and Lifestyle Sales, Bayleys Hamilton discussing a Hauraki Plains dairy opportunity and the wider rural real estate outlook.

 

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