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NZ Herald
22-05-2025
- Politics
- NZ Herald
Listen to The Country: Budget 2025 with Labour leader Chris Hipkins
Labour leader Chris Hipkins spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today. Photo / Mark Mitchell Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with Labour leader Chris Hipkins to ask him what his Budget would look like, and where his party's agriculture policy is. On with the show: Wayne Langford: The president of Federated Farmers on the love-in with Labour. Plus, he talks about the battle with Groundswell, NZ Farming and the Methane Science Accord.
NZ Herald
12-05-2025
- Politics
- NZ Herald
Listen to The Country: Wilding pines with Queenstown farmer Grant McMaster
Queenstown farmer Grant "Disaster" McMaster told Jamie Mackay he's not a fan of wilding pines on today's show. Photo / Alan Gibson Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with Grant 'Disaster' McMaster, a Queenstown farmer who is no fan of wilding pines. Mackay asks him if there's merit in leaving the pines where they are to sequester carbon. On with the show: Andrew Hoggard and Grant McCallum: Today's farmer/politician panel ponders the methane survey conducted by Groundswell, NZ Farming and the Methane Science Accord.
Scoop
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Scoop
NZ Farmers Slam Methane Madness: 95% Reject Biotech Fix For Livestock
Press Release – NZ Farming Farmers are alarmed that unproven biotech tools threaten New Zealands hard- earned reputation for natural, pasture-raised meat and milk. They see methane inhibitors as risky, intrusive and unnecessarynot just to animal welfare, but to consumer … A major new independent farmer survey reveals overwhelming rejection of New Zealand's current ruminant methane strategy, exposing a deep disconnect between grassroots producers and industry leadership. Key findings: 95% agree reducing livestock methane won't impact global climate change 94% of farmers believe methane cuts should not be a necessary part of market access 93% refuse to use methane inhibitors on their animals 88% wouldn't eat meat or dairy from treated stock Farmers are alarmed that unproven biotech tools threaten New Zealand's hard- earned reputation for natural, pasture-raised meat and milk. They see methane inhibitors as risky, intrusive and unnecessary—not just to animal welfare, but to consumer trust and export advantage. 'There is growing unease about manipulating the gut microbiome of healthy animals. These interventions go against everything our farming systems stand for,' says Duncan Humm of NZ Farming. 'How did we get this far down the track without consulting the very people expected to deliver these changes?' Despite being global leaders in low-emissions food production, farmers feel ignored as unelected boards and bureaucrats push policies without a grassroots mandate. Farmers are now demanding answers: Why were hundreds of millions of dollars spent on methane tools without farmer consultation? Where's the 'farmer' support the industry claims exists? Why did co-ops join AgriZero without asking shareholders? If farmers and consumers don't want these tools, who are they really for—and is compulsion the endgame? Why are our levy bodies so out of touch? The message is clear: Leave our animals alone. Helen Mandeno of Methane Science Accord states: 'Professor David Frame has shown that New Zealand's ruminants might, at worst, contribute four millionths of a degree celsius warming per year. It would take 250,000 years for that to amount to 1 °C.' Ruminant methane is a natural part of the carbon cycle—don't punish farmers and their animals for a crime they didn't commit.
Scoop
11-05-2025
- Politics
- Scoop
NZ Farmers Slam Methane Madness: 95% Reject Biotech Fix For Livestock
Press Release – NZ Farming Farmers are alarmed that unproven biotech tools threaten New Zealands hard- earned reputation for natural, pasture-raised meat and milk. They see methane inhibitors as risky, intrusive and unnecessarynot just to animal welfare, but to consumer … A major new independent farmer survey reveals overwhelming rejection of New Zealand's current ruminant methane strategy, exposing a deep disconnect between grassroots producers and industry leadership. Key findings: 95% agree reducing livestock methane won't impact global climate change 94% of farmers believe methane cuts should not be a necessary part of market access 93% refuse to use methane inhibitors on their animals 88% wouldn't eat meat or dairy from treated stock Farmers are alarmed that unproven biotech tools threaten New Zealand's hard- earned reputation for natural, pasture-raised meat and milk. They see methane inhibitors as risky, intrusive and unnecessary—not just to animal welfare, but to consumer trust and export advantage. 'There is growing unease about manipulating the gut microbiome of healthy animals. These interventions go against everything our farming systems stand for,' says Duncan Humm of NZ Farming. 'How did we get this far down the track without consulting the very people expected to deliver these changes?' Despite being global leaders in low-emissions food production, farmers feel ignored as unelected boards and bureaucrats push policies without a grassroots mandate. Farmers are now demanding answers: Why were hundreds of millions of dollars spent on methane tools without farmer consultation? Where's the 'farmer' support the industry claims exists? Why did co-ops join AgriZero without asking shareholders? If farmers and consumers don't want these tools, who are they really for—and is compulsion the endgame? Why are our levy bodies so out of touch? The message is clear: Leave our animals alone. Helen Mandeno of Methane Science Accord states: 'Professor David Frame has shown that New Zealand's ruminants might, at worst, contribute four millionths of a degree celsius warming per year. It would take 250,000 years for that to amount to 1 °C.' Ruminant methane is a natural part of the carbon cycle—don't punish farmers and their animals for a crime they didn't commit.
