State-owned farming company Landcorp has unveiled a new livestock equity partnership scheme aimed at helping farm operators build equity and strengthen the future of farming in New Zealand.
State Owned Enterprises Minister Simeon Brown said the initiative aligns directly with Government priorities to boost rural employment, improve productivity, and create real pathways to farm ownership.
“This is a welcomed initiative that directly supports the Government’s priorities to strengthen rural employment, improve farm productivity, and create genuine pathways to ownership for the next generation of farmers,” Brown said. “By enabling operators to take financial responsibility behind the farm gate, we’re backing high performance and helping unlock the full potential of New Zealand’s farming sector.”
The partnership model builds on Landcorp’s 2024 launch of contract farming options, including sharemilking and contract milking arrangements on farms in the Central Plateau, Canterbury, and the West Coast.
The first farm to be offered under the new equity model is Mahiwi Farm, a 708-hectare livestock operation located west of Wairoa. The property combines breeding and finishing land with strong potential for improved productivity.
Brown said the programme would support not only individual farmers but also rural communities. “This model is about opening the gate and creating opportunities for the next generation of Kiwi farmers. The benefits extend beyond individual farms. It supports local employment, develops skills in rural communities, and helps ensure that high-performing farms stay in Kiwi hands.”
He added that equity options will give more New Zealanders a chance to take ownership and shape the future of farming.
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Ban converting Farms into forestry would be a bold move
We can’t eat pine trees
World dynamics are going to change and shift significantly
Which may not figure under the present landscape
In selling out to globalists and foreign buyers
Who do not give a tinkers toss about NZ
Only in profits
We can make more money out of farming red meat – now
Not 25 years down the road which may not eventuate
In dishing out subsidies tax incentives and back handers
Think of the big picture
Not what is convenient and expedient in the short term
Red meat is gaining ground, especially in 2025.
🌲 Forestry vs 🥩 Red Meat: The Export Showdown
Forestry 6.5 – 7B NZD
Red Meat 5.5 – 6B NZD
🔥 Red Meat’s Rising Power
– Beef prices are at record highs in 2025–26, with farm-gate returns for steers hitting $2,151/head.
– Global supply is tight, especially from Australia and Brazil, pushing demand toward NZ’s high-quality grass-fed product.
– NZ’s free trade agreements and reputation for clean, ethical meat are helping it punch above its weight.
🌿 Forestry Still Holds the Crown — For Now
– Forestry remains NZ’s top primary export after dairy, especially due to bulk volume and China’s appetite for logs.
– But it’s facing carbon scheme pressures, land-use shifts, and price volatility — which could erode its dominance over time.
🧠 Strategic Undercurrent
If red meat continues to command premium pricing and forestry faces regulatory headwinds, we could see a realignment of export priorities.
Especially if NZ farmers shift land use from pine to pasture — a reversal of the ETS-driven trend.
Just remember too China has planted massive forests obviously to insulate themselves from foreign dependence
Ironically the exact time when these sell out forests are due to come on line
Is Landcorp effectively helping the new Chinese owners of farms… now that NZ farmers have been struggling for 25 years and left with no option to sell under carbon tax rules? Get rid of the carbon tax.
Yes we all know the govt is trying to drive farmers off the land
Accelerated under comrade Ardern and her cronies
As of 2025, New Zealand is preparing to implement a farm-level carbon pricing system — not a flat “carbon tax” per se, but a split-gas levy targeting agricultural emissions, especially methane (CH₄) and nitrous oxide (N₂O).
🌾 Key Features of NZ’s Agricultural Emissions Pricing:
– Start Date: Scheduled to begin 1 January 2025
– Split-Gas Approach:
– Biogenic methane (from livestock) will be priced separately from long-lived gases like CO₂ and N₂O
– Methane pricing will be lower, reflecting its shorter atmospheric lifespan
– Farm-Level Pricing:
– Farmers will report emissions based on herd size, fertilizer use, and land management
– Prices will be set annually or every three years by the government, based on progress toward emissions targets
– Discounted ETS Link:
– Long-lived gases will be priced in relation to ETS unit prices, but with a discount that reduces by 1% annually
– Revenue Use:
– Funds collected will go toward research, technology, and incentives for climate-friendly farming practices
🧠 Strategic Implications
– Sheep and beef farmers are expected to be most affected, especially if land-use changes are required
– If the farm-level system isn’t ready by 2025, emissions will default to being priced under the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)
This isn’t just policy — it’s a paradigm shift. NZ is the first country to attempt pricing agricultural emissions at the farm level, and it’s stirring debate across the sector.
Those are an awful lot of words to describe a tax on fresh air.
This will be a smoke screen for tax payers to foot the bill for development of farms to be then handed over free and freehold to maori.
You are exactly right. This is their stated goal as per their latest half yearly report.
[PĀMU] is the brand name for Landcorp Farming Limited. A state-owned enterprise and the largest pastoral farmer in [Aotearoa] New Zealand managing nearly 360,000 ha over 110 farms across the [motu].
[Pāmu] exists today to enhance the future of agriculture for generations of New Zealanders to come, [Return Land Under the Treaty of Waitangi Settlements], and produce a financial return.
https://www.pamunewzealand.com/pamunewzealand-pmu3/downloads/2025-Half-Year-Report-2.pdf
[Return Land Under the Treaty of Waitangi Settlements]…why in brackets. That’s the main objective.
Yes. Vote NZ First to stop the grift.
Looks like optics to me. When you consider what is happening with these digital ID”s which will be linked to vehicle usage and yes apparently also whether you have taken any required vaccines, you can see what’s really going on. NZ is one of a group of 8 nations going down this path alongside the Fascist UK, Australia, police state Singapore and horribly genocidal Israel. Then of course, you have the icing on the trans humanist cake, the so called Gene Tech Bill which is inconsistent with the Bill of Rights but then when did anyone last take that seriously?
This is from way back in 2022:
https://www.globalgovernmentforum.com/eight-countries-set-out-principles-for-the-future-of-digital-id/