Displaying items by tag: Environment
Ireland’s special brand of Green
Origin Green, a scheme that verifies the sustainability of Ireland’s food and drink production, now has 100% of the country’s dairy farmers and 90% of beef farmers signed up to its extensive auditing.
Emissions target “won’t be easy”
New Zealand’s Paris target, of 30% reduction in 2005 emissions levels by 2030, is fair and ambitious, and will not be easy to reach, says Climate Change Minister Paula Bennett.
$40 million on offer for lake clean-up
The equation is simple for dairy farmers around Lake Rotorua: agree to reduce the nutrient discharges from your farms into the lake and collectively pocket $40 million.
Comparing dairy system footprints
A Lincoln University PhD student is putting New Zealand’s vaunted paddock-based dairy industry to the test.
$3m for climate change projects
Thirteen research projects have received funding approvals totalling $3.1 million through MPI’s Sustainable Land Management and Climate Change (SLMACC) research programme.
‘Clean and green’ not so important – expert
Consumers will buy New Zealand produce based on taste, price and convenience; the ‘clean, green’ image may not be so much a factor, says a visiting European expert.
Cherished kiwi breeding champ retires at Tanekaha
Much loved kiwi breeding stud "Two Toes" has been released for the last time at the Tanekaha Community Pest Control Area in Northland.
Kiwis have no idea what’s going on
Do kiwis know what's happening in dairying?
Feds on board with Environment Commissioner's Report
Federated Farmers is on board with challenges laid down by Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.
Report highlights ag’s climate change challenges
Selective breeding of cattle and sheep and adjusting rumen biology will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
