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New Zealand's methane gas emission woes could be addressed by a knight rising from the seas.
A Canadian researcher at James Cook University in Queensland, Rob Kinley, has found the seaweed species Asparagopsis taxiformis reduced methane by 99% in a laboratory.
The seaweed species has a natural defence against predators in the ocean, and that mechanism has a direct relationship to the bug in the rumen of cows and sheep, says Kinley.
Livestock is one of NZ’s biggest climate change issues: the methane they emit makes up almost a third of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.
The National Wild Goat Hunting Competition has removed 33,418 wild goats over the past three years.
New Zealand needs a new healthcare model to address rising rates of obesity in rural communities, with the current system leaving many patients unable to access effective treatment or long-term support, warn GPs.
Southland farmers are being urged to put safety first, following a spike in tip offs about risky handling of wind-damaged trees
Third-generation Ashburton dairy farmers TJ and Mark Stewart are no strangers to adapting and evolving.
When American retail giant Cosco came to audit Open Country Dairy’s new butter plant at the Waharoa site and give the green light to supply their American stores, they allowed themselves a week for the exercise.
Fonterra chair Peter McBride says the divestment of Mainland Group is their last significant asset sale and signals the end of structural changes.
