
Keith Woodford
42 posts
Keith Woodford was Professor of Farm Management and Agribusiness at Lincoln University for 15 years through to 2015. He is now principal consultant at Agrifood Systems Ltd. November 22, 2023
Big carbon farming decisions lie ahead
While the politics plays out, new forest plantings are grinding to a halt, Keith Woodford says.
December 2, 2022
How to move forward on methane levies
Keith Woodford sketches out how such a scheme might work.
November 16, 2022
Agricultural GHG bullets are firing randomly
The government must surely score a zero for the way in which its messaging has been managed.
October 20, 2022
Rotation turns forestry reckoning around
Carbon sums change when the felling horizon is adjusted, says Keith Woodford.
September 30, 2022
Getting hard to see the good for the trees
Voluntary sequestration schemes create opportunities but also confusion – in an already confusing regulatory landscape.
September 20, 2022
Not all carbon offsets are created equal
Conflicting criteria for earning carbon credits can lead to great scope for confusion – and marketing games.
September 6, 2022
Dairy is fundamental to NZ’s future
We’d better face up to the challenges it faces and set about fixing them, says Keith Woodford.
August 19, 2022
The carbon farming rocket has taken off
Farmers leasing out land for forestry need to be very sure they understand the fine print.
August 5, 2022
Mega forestry carbon changes on the way
The government has signalled seismic moves on climate change and forestry policies, with long-term implications for both.
July 27, 2022
Climate Change Commission pours reality on HWEN proposals
A hardening of attitudes won’t wash, with big decisions on climate change legislation in the offing, writes Keith Woodford.