Displaying items by tag: conservation
Farmer investment pays off
Investment by landowners to keep stock and sediment out of the Rangitikei River and its tributaries has been given the big tick from a population of Dwarf Galaxiids, which require healthy streams to survive.
Sustainability Guardian: Engaging wine companies with conservation projects
Denis Marshall has worn plenty of hats throughout his working life, but his plea to the wine industry has required a one-size-fits-all.
Hundreds now employed in COVID-19 conservation jobs
Hundreds now employed in COVID-19 conservation jobs
Conservation wellbeing missing from budget — farmers
Farmers are questioning why the Government’s first ‘Wellbeing budget’ has left a critical gap in its commitment to conservation.
Farmers step in to help protect kiwi
It's an early winter morning, dark and chilly, but Northland dairy farmer Jane Hutchings couldn’t be happier.
Farmers spend $8m to lift lake health
West Coast farmers have spent at least $8 million on conservation efforts to improve the water quality of Lake Brunner.
Oasis in dairy paddocks
A new study is showing dairy and conservation sites can co-exist, and its findings are contributing to an ongoing project restoring natural biodiversity into a dairy farming environment.
Little to lose by retiring land
Retiring land as a wetland or conservation area returns more than it costs, according to Hikurangi dairy farmer Steve Brown.