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$4m for sustainable farm science
25 October 2017
Plant and Food Research has allocated $4 million to a new sustainability science programme to increase the productivity and resilience of primary industries and reduce their environmental impact.
Fonterra says no to ETS
24 October 2017
Fonterra wants agriculture to be kept out of the Emissions Trading Scheme, which it sees as insufficient to dealing with market failure or spur significant action on mitigating emissions.
More, harder droughts predicted
20 October 2017
Climate change will have a greater impact on New Zealand’s environment, leading to more severe and increasingly frequent droughts, according to a report by the Ministry for the Environment and Statistics NZ.
Synlait environment system gets tick
19 October 2017
Environment Canterbury has approved the audit management system of Synlait Milk’s Lead With Pride programme, indicating confidence in the control of farm operations and making extra compliance inspections less likely.
Water carrot comes ahead of rules
19 October 2017
Greater Wellington Regional Council wants to drum up interest in its $1 million subsidy programme for protection of waterways and wetlands.
Grass-fed still a subject for debate
17 October 2017
A recent international report has dismissed suggestions grass-fed livestock can cut climate emissions, which has challenged supporters to defend the benefits of pasture-fed ruminants.
Fancy a steak? That’s $100
16 October 2017
New Zealand should aim to produce beef costing $100 a kilogram but far less of it to keep farming profitable and environmentally sustainable, Professor Frank Griffin of Otago University says.
Grass-fed meat no better for environment
6 October 2017
While New Zealand red meat companies are increasingly looking at ways to make a stronger play for their products’ grass-fed qualities in response to consumer interest in animal welfare, a new international study on methane emissions has found rearing cattle on grass is more damaging for the planet than in intensive farming systems.
Study challenges LAWF-driven waterway fencing regulations
6 October 2017
Around three-quarters of the nitrate and phosphorous making its way into New Zealand freshwater bodies is accumulated first in streams and waterways that are too small to fence, newly published research on the issue has found.
US signs dairy declaration
5 October 2017
The United States has followed New Zealand in endorsing the Dairy Declaration of Rotterdam.
