Displaying items by tag: Environment
New crops offer opportunities
Six ‘star’ crops – soy, hemp, chickpeas, oats, buckwheat and quinoa – could represent new opportunities for New Zealand farmers.
Southland aerial compliance inspections begin today
Environment Southland is wanting to see big improvements on last year’s winter grazing practices as it begins its aerial compliance inspections today.
ETS will see more farmland lost
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) believes the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will see huge swathes of productive farming land converted into trees for carbon farming.
The challenge of meeting environmental rules
Complying with new and stricter environmental requirements is for farmers a major challenge worldwide.
The challenge of meeting environmental rules
Complying with new and stricter environmental requirements is for farmers a major challenge worldwide.
Nitrogen caps bound to fail
The Government’s decision to cap nitrogen fertiliser inputs at 190 kg N/ha per year is doomed to fail because it ignores basic science, claims soil scientist Doug Edmeades.
Simple actions can reduce winter nutrient losses
Simple actions can reduce winter nutrient loss, explains Bala Tikkisetty, sustainable agriculture advisor at Waikato Regional Council.
Farmers can now measure emissions
A software providing greenhouse gas emissions measurement and scenario planning programme for the whole farm has been released.
LIC launches environmental ranking system for bulls
LIC has launched a new tool to help dairy farmers reduce their environmental footprint.
Trial begins with aim to breed lower-methane cows
A pilot trial has begun, seeking to understand a possible link between the methane cows produce and their genetics.
