Displaying items by tag: emissions

OPINION: This old mutt notes that the latest figures from Stats NZ show that in the quarter ending December 2022, the country’s ag sector decreased its emissions by 1.3% (132 kilotonnes).

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Fertiliser co-operative Ravensdown recently received a delivery of low-carbon urea - a major step to lower its environmental footprint.

A new white paper by agricultural banking specialist Rabobank says a holistic approach targeting improved emissions efficiency and supporting increased food production is key to balancing New Zealand's competing environmental, economic and social priorities.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) says the recent release of consultation materials on changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) settings, including to the permanent forest category, represents long-overdue Government acknowledgement that the ETS isn’t working.

Rising input costs are affecting Australian dairy farmers, making it more important than ever to ensure that the farm is operating efficiently and not wasting money, says Dairy Australia.

The National Party’s plan for reducing agricultural emissions, released yesterday, has been praised by many in the sector.

Keep the dialogue going. That's the message from DairyNZ chairman Jim van der Poel as the Government mulls over how to deal with agricultural emissions before the election.

Animal diseases are associated with significant increases in livestock greenhouse gas emissions, land use and reduced productivity.

Former Federated Farmers president Andrew Hoggard stepped down from the role last week and was immediately announced as an ACT Party candidate for the next general elections. In his final column for the Feds, Hoggard had this to say on emissions pricing…