The Government's farming emissions plan has some big differences from the initial proposed version.

It's accepted many recommendations from the He Waka Eka Noa report, but rejected two.

It's proposing keeping the agriculture sector outside the Emission's Trading Scheme, in return for farmers paying for their own emissions from 2025.

He Waka Eke Noa is in year three of a five-year programme that will equip farmers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Programme Director, Kelly Forster told Kate Hawkesby there are no checks and balances around how pricing would be set in comparison to its socio-economic impacts, particularly on the sheep and beef sector.

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