Yesterday, an Otago farmer presented an idea that could turn it around, and it’s a no-brainer.
Amy Blaikie presented a 15,000 signature petition to Parliament asking the Government to utilise wool in government buildings.
Seems quite a few people think using a natural, biodegradable and New Zealand-grown product in our taxpayer-funded buildings is a good idea.
Wool sure beats synthetic carpet and insulation that sheds microfibres into the environment and is a bit of a fire hazard.
Choosing wool would also help keep NZ farmers, shearers and processors profitable.
Seems like a win-win. Don’t overthink it.
Bryan Gibson
Farmer’s wool petition garners 15k signatures
A petition urging the use of wool be mandated for outfitting Government buildings has gathered overwhelming support.
NZ’s first food waste-to-bioenergy facility gets underway
Construction is underway on New Zealand’s first large-scale food waste-to-bioenergy facility gets underway at Reporoa, in the central North Island.
Farmers to get $122m in fertiliser cheques
Fertiliser heavyweights Ballance Agri-Nutrients and Ravensdown have fought their way through the covid-19 response, kicking back rebates of $54 million and $68m respectively, to farmer-shareholders, reflecting the impacts of extreme weather on farm input use.
Provinces expected to remain blue
The National Party’s rural and regional seats will again form the base of perhaps two-thirds of its parliamentary presence after the 2020 general election.
Dairy prices take a dive
Dairy commodity prices dropped 5.1% at last night’s Global Dairy Trade (GDT) event.
Tonight on Sarah’s Country
7.10pm – NZ has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong. We ask the NZ-China Council chairman Sir Don McKinnon how New Zealand can balance its values with its export ambitions.
7.20pm – KPMG Agrifood research and insights analyst Jack Keeys shares how we build a clear national interpretation of regenerative agriculture.
7.30pm – Kevin Rooke has just finished a 45-year career providing land management and soil conservation advice to farmers in Manawatū, Whanganui, Rangitikei and Tararua. He joins us to talk about the changes in land use management over the past half-century.
7.40pm – Scanning numbers are down and metabolic numbers are up across parts of the North Island as a flow-on effect of the drought. We will be joined by Richard Hilson from Vet Services Hawke’s Bay for his advice and what to look out for.
