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My Daily Digest: May 13, 2021

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Levelling the carbon footprint field A study from Lincoln University warns New Zealand is lagging behind the likes of Ireland when it comes to measuring farm-level carbon footprints. Origin Green has been up and running for a number of years and gives buyers of Irish food assurance that the producer has met key sustainability targets
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It’s a simple, recognisable stamp that represents a pretty comprehensive set of targets have been achieved.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand assures us that our own programme is on the way and will go much further than Origin Green.

That’s good news because there’s no use doing the work on sustainability if we’re not going to let our customers know about it.

This sort of thing seems to happen a bit piecemeal here and that has to change.

It’s time to take an industry-wide approach to telling our story.

 

Bryan Gibson

 

Collaboration key to meat assurance programmes

New Zealand sheep and beef farmers may be behind Ireland in their ability to measure farm-level carbon footprints but that is set to change, Beef + Lamb NZ general manager market development Nick Beeby says.

 

 

O’Connor to travel to UK, EU to progress FTAs

Trade and Export Growth Minister Damien O’Connor will travel to the United Kingdom and European Union next month to progress New Zealand’s respective free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations.

 

 

Hemp needs more support

An export-driven hemp industry is forecast to be worth $2 billion and create 20,000 regional jobs by 2030, but there are challenges along the way.

 

 

Making the most of mohair

A dire international shortage of mohair fibre spells a huge opportunity for New Zealand farmers.

 

 

Covering the basics

Tasman FMG Young Farmer of the Year grand finalist Roshean Woods comes to the Young Farmer competition from a different background to many of her fellow finalists – but that gives her a range of perspectives, both from having worked on a farm and visiting farms in the course of her work.

 

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