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A significant win for agriculture and science-based theory on climate change is how the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s (PCE) latest report is being described.

A new project launched this week provides farmers alternatives to the harmful disposal practices of burning, burying and stock-piling of waste.

An 18-month long project to understand how changes on farm to reduce greenhouse gas emissions may impact a farms profitability and productivity has come to fruition.

Dairy farmers are welcoming the report released today by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.

Making changes to farm management practices, rather than expensive infrastructure, can help reduce greenhouse gases.

OPINION: Environmentalists fall into two categories: wizards and prophets.

Research to help dairy farmers build up carbon in their soils to offset their farms’ greenhouse gas emissions is underway.

A new review is calling for “urgent acceleration” in developing greenhouse gas mitigations for use in the primary sector.

ECan has approved a farm environment plan (FEP) template for use by farmers under the new Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan.

Mid-Canterbury farmer John Evans is reaping the benefits of native plantings on his farm, in the form of improved pollination and pest control.