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Environment Ministry (MfE) chief executive Vicky Robertson has praised farmers for their efforts to improve the environment.

Diplomatic representatives speaking yesterday in Auckland believe there is a strong chance of global agreement in the upcoming climate negotiations in Paris in December.

New Zealand solar water pump company Frizzell Agricultural Electronics just got a power injection by joining forces with German pump manufacturer Lorentz.

Slurry tankers, once just a means of dealing with smelly waste, are getting more sophisticated.

NZ-led research shows global solutions are feasible as microbes causing animal methane emissions are similar around the world.

Landcorp is establishing an advisory group of environmental experts.

A renowned conservationist says the world and New Zealand is failing to fulfil many of the basic principles of sustainability.

The low payout is not holding back flood-ravaged farmers in parts of Taranaki from replanting riparian areas or fencing waterways.

A court order has been made against a Waikato pig farmer, limiting his involvement in the industry.

A careful overall environmental strategy is paying off for a Northland drystock farming couple.