Displaying items by tag: sustainability

Ballance Agri-Nutrients is confident that Sustainable Dairying: Water Accord targets around nutrient data collection and efficiency reporting will continue to lift.

Published in General News
Friday, 29 April 2016 14:55

Planner gives bird’s-eye view

Dairy farmers in 2013 committed to the Sustainable Dairying: Water Accord which requires them to have a riparian management plan by 2020.

Published in Management
Saturday, 02 April 2016 09:55

Economics of land, water and people

The evolution of New Zealand's farming systems towards greater sustainability, and one man's journey to redefine what it means to be an academic...

Published in General News
Thursday, 17 March 2016 11:55

Ngai Tahu sets the standard

Ngai Tahu Farms Ltd chief executive Andrew Priest says all farmers should be embracing and adopting the sustainability measures his organisation is committed to.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 16 February 2016 16:25

Natural gas power isn’t all hot air

Tractor manufacturer SDF has shown its desire to 'go green' with the introduction of a 'concept' natural gas tractor, based on the current 5 series / Virtus ranges.

Published in Machinery & Products
Wednesday, 27 January 2016 16:55

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.

Published in General News

Exploring how agricultural biotechnologies can benefit small-holder farmers particularly in developing countries will be the subject of an international symposium next month.

Published in World News
Wednesday, 20 January 2016 11:41

Save the planet, eat meat

The Hound had a bit of a giggle when he saw a recent US study that reveals a diet heavy in some fruit and vegetables does the planet more harm than eating meat.

Published in The Hound
Saturday, 05 December 2015 08:55

Organic farming key to climate-friendly practices

"We already have low-emission climate-friendly farming practices – it's called organic farming," says Marion Thomson, co-chair of Soil & Health.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 01 December 2015 10:32

PM pledges $20m more to ag emission research

A further $20m was pledged by Prime Minister John Key at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris for research into reduced agricultural greenhouse gases emissions.

Published in General News
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