Displaying items by tag: METHANE EMISSIONS

A methane inhibiting bolus specifically suited to New Zealand's pastoral farming system is awaiting regulatory approval for a launch late next year.

Farmer and former politician Sir Lockwood Smith is questioning the way that methane emissions from livestock are measured in NZ.

OPINION: The challenge of climate change means pursuing many avenues to help New Zealand’s farmers meet demands from within our own country and globally.

Not all farmers are happy with a new panel set up by the Government to advice on new methane emissions targets.

Federated Farmers president Wayne Langford says a review of the highly ambitious methane reduction targets gives farmers confidence.

OPINION: The race to find the silver bullet and reduce methane emissions in cows is on.

OPINION: Australia's bid to reduce the methane emissions of cow burps has got the backing of some of the world’s richest men.

OPINION: In the past several months, three separate articles have appeared purporting to explain the current situation in New Zealand cattle and sheep industries, regarding methane emission research.

OPINION: The passage of time has taught me that most people have been so bombarded with climate change stories and the ‘need to do something’, they believe it.

Ravensdown has unveiled new methane mitigating technology that it says virtually eliminates the methane emitted from effluent ponds - reducing it by up to 99%.