Displaying items by tag: Environment

Wednesday, 04 September 2019 12:55

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.

Published in Management
Tuesday, 27 August 2019 11:55

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.

Published in General News
Thursday, 22 August 2019 11:29

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.

Published in Management
Thursday, 22 August 2019 07:55

Emissions trading tops farmers’ concerns

Climate change policy and the emissions trading scheme (ETS) are farmers’ biggest concerns.

Published in Agribusiness
Tuesday, 20 August 2019 10:55

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.

Published in General News
Friday, 16 August 2019 14:55

Emissions profile for every farm

All Fonterra farms will get a unique report about their biological emissions within 15 months.

Published in General News
Friday, 16 August 2019 11:17

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.

Published in Opinion
Wednesday, 07 August 2019 11:47

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.

Published in Opinion

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.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 06 August 2019 10:55

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.

Published in General News
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