Listen to The Country online with Jamie Mackay: Farm-to-forestry conversions with Dr Elizabeth Heeg

NZ Forest Owners Association chief executive Dr Elizabeth Heeg spoke to Jamie Mackay on The Country today. Photo / Alan Gibson

Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with Dr Elizabeth Heeg, the chief executive of the NZ Forest Owners Association, to get her thoughts on the Government’s new rules limiting farm-to-forestry conversions.

On with the show:

Chris Brandolino:

NIWA’s principal scientist on the big dry, as summer starts to sizzle with a big fire in Canterbury.

Dr Elizabeth Heeg:

The NZ Forest Owners Association chief executive responds to the Government’s new rules limiting farm-to-forestry conversions under the Emissions Trading Scheme.

Toby Williams:

Federated Famers’ forestry spokesman (and Meat and Wool chairman) says the Government’s move to stop carbon credits being earned on productive farmland is welcome news but changes must also be made to how international emissions targets are set.

Duncan Humm and Craig Hickman:

Today’s farmer panel features a dynamic social media duo from Mid Canterbury. We talk Toyotas, $10, and the weather.

Barry Soper:

Our political correspondent on catching up with former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Listen below: