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flag New Zealand's sheep farming faces potential extinction by 2045 due to policy and climate challenges.

flag New Zealand's sheep farming industry is facing a crisis, with a 40% decline in the national flock since 2007 due to poor government policies and climate change. flag The industry fears the trend could lead to its extinction within two decades. flag Meat processors are struggling, and farmers are concerned about the conversion of farmland to pine plantations due to the Emissions Trading Scheme. flag They call for a reevaluation of climate policies to support and sustain the sheep industry, which they argue is efficient and has a low carbon footprint.

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