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It's not only the rural sector coming under pressure to clean up its environmental footprint.

Fonterra says the Government's new methane target is very ambitious and will need hefty spending on R&D to give farmers the solutions they need to achieve.

The latest summer has once again highlighted the fragility of relying on river sources for irrigation in Marlborough.

Farmer reaction is mixed to the Government’s Zero Carbon Amendment Bill introduced into Parliament last week.

Federated Farmers Waikato president Andrew McGiven believes animal numbers would have to be effectively halved to meet the 2050 target set by the Government's new Zero Carbon Amendment Bill.

Deer Industry New Zealand is disappointed by the government’s recently announced emissions reduction targets for agriculture.

Dr Jacqueline Rowarth explains what farmers can look out for when figuring out if a product is snake oil.

The Government is today introducing the long-awaited Climate Change Bill with agriculture included.

In part two of a series breaking down the six questions answered by the PwC Strategic Review, Tessa Nicholson looks at the question of Sustainability and its place within the New Zealand wine industry.

The term sustainability comes with a great deal of corporate greenwash, Geoff Thorpe of Riversun says.