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Wairarapa sheep farmer Rob Dick is on a mission to reduce his property’s environmental footprint as quickly as possible – and his approach starts with the soil.

New Zealand farmers are the first in the world with the ability to breed low methane-emitting sheep.

More than 600km of Taranaki river and stream banks will be planted with a million native plants next winter as the region’s farmers take advantage of a $5 million government boost.

Mid-Canterbury arable and dairy farmer Craige Mackenzie’s philosophy is right input, right quantity, right place, right time — which makes sense for his business and for the land, waterways and climate.

An East Coast farm is enjoying a dramatic increase in productivity, despite retiring 10% of the land – proving that farming sustainably doesn’t have to come at an economic cost.

Fonterra is taking another step towards its commitment to having all packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025.

Ben and Yvonne Lee weren’t born into farming but have taken it up with vigour.

Climate change affects all of us and reducing greenhouse gas emissions must be a priority, writes Bala Tikkisetty.

Fonterra is on track to meeting an interim target of achieving a 30% reduction in emissions by 2030.

Nationwide on-farm recycler Plasback has more than doubled the volume of waste plastic it collected this year.