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Farmers help identify solutions to reduce farm footprint

February 26, 2021 by Lauren Hale

New DairyNZ research shows farmers can identify ways to increase efficiency and reduce environmental footprint – but there will be challenges for some. The Greenhouse Gas Partnership Farms research project worked with farmers to identify and model how their farms might reduce both nitrogen loss and greenhouse gas emissions. “Making these gains will be the […]

Farmers see pluses and minuses in Climate Change Commission report

February 5, 2021 by Simon Edwards

By Andrew Hoggard, President Federated Farmers of New Zealand OPINION: The recent Climate Change Commission report had in it some useful recommendations and themes along with other points that are questionable. Pleasingly, the report does not ignore, but also does not fixate, on agricultural emissions. The public discourse In New Zealand for decades has largely […]

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Help for farmers to know their greenhouse gas numbers

March 30, 2021 By Simon Edwards

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