The chief executive of Yummy Fruit said Hawke’s Bay was facing some real issues as the horticulture industry was in limbo and on the verge of crisis, as little had been done in the past three months since Cyclone Gabrielle.
Jane Smith:
The North Otago farmer and award-winning environmentalist could now add “author” to her list of achievements. Plus, we talked about carbon farming and why the sheep and beef industry was important to the New Zealand economy.
Damien O’Connor:
The Minister of Agriculture and Trade talked about his recent Ag Minister talkfest on climate change in Washington DC. Plus, we asked whether he agreed that the Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti horticulture industries urgently needed more Government direction and support if they were to recover to pre-cyclone levels of growth within the next decade. And where are we at with He Waka Eke Noa?
Farmer Tom Martin:
What is regenerative agriculture? Our UK farming correspondent, and poster boy for the cause, did his level best to explain.
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