Hawke's Bay farmers believe discussions with the Government on reducing greenhouse emissions is a positive step in the right direction.
The 20-year standoff with farmers over charging for emissions is ceasing, with sector leaders signalling support for a new system as soon as 2025.
Federated Farmers agreed that it was a priority to find a workable and affordable way that farmers could measure emissions at a farm level and hoped to adopt practices that would help drive down methane and nitrous oxide emissions.
But the industry is still against a more immediate proposal for processors to be hauled into the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), and wants Kiwis' feedback on its own one.
Te Pohue farmer and chairman of Apiculture New Zealand Bruce Wills said greenhouse emissions was not only an issue facing farmers, but every single person on the planet.