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Despite the purported benefits, there are a wide range of reasons to oppose the India FTA. We have covered many of the reasons in RCR interviews, in our RCR Bites emails and on our Blog. In order to make it easy for you to express your concerns, we have summarised the main reasons to oppose the India FTA and outlined them below as well as providing a template. This information will be useful even after the feedback deadline, as you can use it when talking to friends, family and raising awareness online. https://realitycheck.radio/new-zealand-india-fta/

Winston Peters on the Gene Technology Bill: “Our concern is to ensure that we go forward with utmost safety. We want to be sure that we don’t sign up to something we don’t know the exact consequences of”. RCR’s Tane Webster spoke with NZ First leader Winston Peters at the NZ First Convention. Say NO to Gene Tech: https://realitycheck.radio/gene-tech/ Trusted news summaries emailed to you weekdays - FOR FREE. Stay on the pulse of what's really going on in New Zealand and abroad in just minutes a day. Sign up today! Biteme.news #RCRMedia

RCR’s Tane Webster caught up with Groundswell’s Bryce McKenzie and Laurie Paterson at Fieldays in Hamilton. They shared their thoughts on Net Zero: “We just cannot understand why Net Zero is important at all”. “Net Zero doesn’t look like such a smart thing. Around the world lots of governments are saying they can’t do it”. #RCR #FieldaysNZ #NoFarmersNoFood #NetZero

RCR’s Tane Webster caught up with Groundswell’s Bryce McKenzie and Laurie Paterson at Fieldays in Hamilton. They shared their thoughts on net zero: “We just cannot understand why net zero is important at all”. “Net zero doesn’t look like such a smart thing. Around the world lots of governments are saying they can’t do it”. #RCR #FieldaysNZ #NoFarmersNoFood #NetZero

https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360622385/fonterra-wants-stronger-protections-built-gene-technology-bill

🚨Gene Technology Bill Deadline Alert🚨 The deadline for feedback closes on the 17th Feb, make the most of these resources to raise awareness! Go to realitycheck.radio/gene-tech Take action today!

Will NZ's Gene Technology Bill put our GE-free grass-fed meat and dairy at risk? With global demand for natural food soaring, are we jumping on a wagon everyone else is leaving behind? Tane asked farmer Jono Frew for his thoughts. #GEFreeNZ #grassfed #GlobalMarkets

HOW DO WE STOP THE PINE TREE TAKEOVER OF NZ FARMS? RCR's Tane Webster talked to NZ First MP Mark Patterson about what NZ First are doing to stop pine trees from spreading across our farmland, something that is a great inconvenience to farmers. Follow us to stay tuned for the full interview, plus more great content! www.realitycheck.radio 🚀

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/country/531927/no-looking-back-for-farmer-who-switched-to-regenerative-agriculture

Beyond short sighted. https://www.farmersweekly.co.nz/news/how-pines-have-chopped-away-at-stock-tally/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2_if3U3UROeYtTfZ5T7a9XR-SKcWP_Y2smsYPEdpbcPb6N8dTA88hrWng_aem_qvi5aGLFNo8rWFZvbwlYQA

Does the everyday NZer comprehend how far reaching the effects of this domino will be? 🤔 https://www.farmersweekly.co.nz/opinion/capacity-reduction-inevitable-as-first-domino-falls/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGFkDxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWfN4Jnj5ZyZG9BvmfVtc9Nvh-5hXJgM1gkWhYEjgYy_GQ5mlfCwN-GEbw_aem_WkZBIJPiMFvAL9qlKlWooQ

https://www.farmersweekly.co.nz/news/three-vie-for-places-on-alliance-board/

🤷‍♀️More flow on effects to come, would you say? https://www.ruralnewsgroup.co.nz/rural-news/rural-general-news/declining-sheep-numbers-the-last-straw-for-plant-closure?fbclid=IwY2xjawFxh8lleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHQdtoL4oiGrlbrbloWm9j_FqgsJeAfw40_RO80fmKIERo0bItvcO3J8TfQ_aem_1MHNGw57samW6lHlVMAtNw

🐑Been to the sale yards lately...? https://www.farmersweekly.co.nz/opinion/its-the-ets-that-screws-the-scrum-for-sheep/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1QbALsTmHN5GJt6jSz9YDCODV1aqg13ndzkyR0enqKsegVqHDoSdnRBrk_aem_BbLpNNy7otQy4n0CemPHuQ

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350431061/hundreds-jobs-go-timaru-meatworks-plant-under-new-proposal?fbclid=IwY2xjawFjCBFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHZmdf-DYFAvrjzvIGmGrDuIszCZRnrMxPsElHx2uNDxnjGgrPcvie9RlrQ_aem_hXoqdSfid6LSjCxYWUkXBA

https://www.farmersweekly.co.nz/people/growing-future-farmers-intake-almost-full/ Opportunity: Applications for the 2025 Growing Future Farmers programme close on September 27. The GFF offers a two-year on-farm training experience for aspiring young farmers, combining practical skills with NZQA qualifications, and preparing students to thrive in the farming industry. GFF chief executive Wendy Paul said in her first 18 months with the organisation she had already seen firsthand the life-changing effect of the farm training. “Students join us quiet and unsure, and leave as proud, confident individuals ready to make their mark in the farming world. It’s not just about gaining practical skills; it’s about realising their potential and the opportunities that await them.”

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"...the open letter highlights the banking sector’s outsized support for planet-harming animal agriculture." 🤯 of course. https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/banks-financing-meat-and-dairy-livestock-climate-change-letter/

Suprised...?🙄 https://www.farmersweekly.co.nz/news/flag-targets-a-signal-of-change-to-come/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1Z5JSB_j_J_5RzAwk3dzL5NXVBIAHYJKQwz41ITl0l-5suWTsJ8GRSvGk_aem_yLDNjVKw-d8cVHsj0sLJdg