Displaying items by tag: Environment
Setting Olsen P targets
A new scientific article on the management of soil phosphorus makes fascinating reading, writes Dr Bert Quin, managing director of Quin Environmentals.
Not the time for tax – Key
Former Prime Minister John Key says imposing another tax on farmers now for greenhouse gas emissions won’t achieve much.
Organic milk firm helps clean river
Lewis Road Creamery is moving to help a South Auckland community in its work to improve the health of a river.
Emissions trading tops farmers’ concerns
Farmers, activists told to tone things down
Southland farming leaders and environmental activists have called for a breather in their set-to over winter grazing practices.
Emissions profile for every farm
Sellouts? — Editorial
OPINION: Despite the much hyped claim by certain prophets about the ‘historic’ agreement between the farming sector and the Government over the Zero Carbon Bill, the rumblings of discontent are growing louder by the day.
Playing our part — Editorial
Dairy farmers have made clear to the Government that they don’t support a methane reduction target of 24% to 47% by 2050.
Climate change issues will get much worse – Jager
Farmers may think the pressure of climate change today is bad, but it will get much, much worse, says Primary Sector Council chairman Lain Jager.
Catchments not looking good
Water will be costly and difficult to fix, says Guy Salmon, executive director of the policy think-tank Ecologic and a driving force behind the Land and Water Forum.