Displaying items by tag: Environment
Farm trials show greenhouse gas emissions possibilities
An 18-month long project to understand how changes on farm to reduce greenhouse gas emissions may impact a farms profitability and productivity has come to fruition.
DairyNZ likes climate change report
Dairy farmers are welcoming the report released today by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.
Laughing gas no laughing matter
Making changes to farm management practices, rather than expensive infrastructure, can help reduce greenhouse gases.
Sorting the wizards from the prophets
OPINION: Environmentalists fall into two categories: wizards and prophets.
How farmers can build up carbon in soils
Research to help dairy farmers build up carbon in their soils to offset their farms’ greenhouse gas emissions is underway.
Review calls for urgent action on livestock emissions
A new review is calling for “urgent acceleration” in developing greenhouse gas mitigations for use in the primary sector.
FEP template aims to ‘quieten noise’
ECan has approved a farm environment plan (FEP) template for use by farmers under the new Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan.
Native plantings paying dividends
Mid-Canterbury farmer John Evans is reaping the benefits of native plantings on his farm, in the form of improved pollination and pest control.
Lakes in for a clean-up by farmers
Fonterra is backing a farmer-led project to protect water quality in Bay of Plenty lakes.
Promising results from denitrification wall
A world-first denitrification wall at Silverstream, North Canterbury designed to reduce high groundwater nitrate levels is working as anticipated.
