Tag: ben_fraser
-
Federated Farmers Warns of Carbon Forestry Impact on Central North Island
Federated Farmers Whanganui is calling on the Government to urgently strengthen rules to prevent whole-farm carbon forestry conversions on productive land. Provincial president Ben Fraser says the increasing displacement of sheep farms by permanent pine trees is a major concern…
Politics and GovernmentBusinessEnvironmentGeneral PoliticsEconomyClimate ChangeAgriculture Federated Farmerscarbon forestryCentral North IslandBen FraserEmissions Trading SchemeWhanganuiLand Use