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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.

Fonterra is backing a farmer-led project to protect water quality in Bay of Plenty lakes.

A world-first denitrification wall at Silverstream, North Canterbury designed to reduce high groundwater nitrate levels is working as anticipated.

OPINION: They say when you point a finger at someone in condemnation you have three fingers pointing back at yourself.