Primary Industries Biosecurity
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ACT will cut rural regulations
“Dairy NZ’s View from the Cowshed 2023 survey shows that dairy farmers are suffering from an onslaught of government regulation, hammering New Zealand’s biggest export industry. ACT is committed to getting the Government back to basics and focused on supporting farmers to do what they do best,” says ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron and ACT Candidate Andrew Hoggard.
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ACT will end the war on farming
“Trust Labour and the Greens to escalate their war on farmers with new bureaucracy and new taxes at a time when meat and dairy prices have fallen steeply. ACT will end the war on farmers and give them the respect they deserve,” say ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron and ACT candidate Andrew Hoggard.
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GDT drop adds to farmers’ Labour pains
“The Government might not control the Chinese economy and global milk price, but it can control the regulations and red tape it is imposing on farmers. ACT says it is now more urgent than ever to remove these needless costs,” says ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron and ACT candidate Andrew Hoggard.
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Farmer confidence buried in red tape
“Is it any wonder farmer confidence is so low? Labour has layered the red tape and costs on so thick farmers now must hire outside consultants to explain how they’re incorporating the treaty into their farming practice. ACT says let farmers do what they do best, produce high quality food and fibre which bolsters New Zealand’s economy,” says ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron.
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Methane Reduction Technology Bogged Down In Bureaucracy
“The Government has been busy threatening farmers with emissions pricing but has failed to make progress on actual technology to lower methane emissions. Bovaer has been languishing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s waiting list for more than two years,” says ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron.
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ACT says nay to SNAs
“With the Government today announcing that Significant Natural Areas (SNAs) will be phased in this year in August, ACT is doubling down on our pledge to scrap them,” says ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron.
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ACT is standing up for Rural New Zealand
“Farmers in countries who are our biggest trading partners are not paying a price for their methane emissions, and under ACT neither would New Zealand farmers,” say ACT MP Mark Cameron and ACT candidate Andrew Hoggard.
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ACT kills fertiliser tax
“ACT is once again standing up for farmers by killing off any attempt to introduce a new fertiliser tax”, says ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron.
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Primary sector keeps paying the way
“The latest import-export data from Stats NZ has reinforced how important pastoral farming is to New Zealand’s wellbeing, even though Labour and the Greens are intent on taxing the life out of it,” says ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron.
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Farmers shouldn’t pay for methane if competitors aren't
ACT is welcoming National’s adoption of our positions around agricultural emissions, but farmers shouldn’t pay a price for their methane emissions if farmers in countries who are our biggest trading partners are not, says ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron.
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