Emissions
Reality of methane mitigators a farmer challenge
Richard RennieMar 26, 2024
Getting promising new additives into free-ranging animals is the next hurdle – and a sizeable one.
Sheep dosing promises methane cut
Richard RennieMar 25, 2024
NSW scientists are testing methods of getting stock to take their mitigation medicine.
Scope 3 emissions: cash will flow to greener dairy
Bryan GibsonMar 22, 2024
Increasingly, positive emissions reporting will unlock capital, Fonterra says.
MethaneSAT to monitor cow gas from space
Neal WallaceMar 14, 2024
A few times a month satellite will pass over NZ and monitor emission trends from at least two of its main dairy areas.
CCC warns of critical ETS oversupply
Farmers WeeklyMar 12, 2024
Latest advice from Climate Change Commission advises government to reduce auction volumes as soon as possible.
Review of forestry’s ETS duties begins
Farmers WeeklyFeb 29, 2024
National keeping election promise to sector, McClay says.
Fonterra launches emissions profile tool
Farmers WeeklyFeb 29, 2024
Customers will also be able to request carbon footprint certificates for specific New Zealand NZMP products.
Gas trial gets A+ from researcher
Richard RennieFeb 28, 2024
Bovaer study shows efficacy of methane mitigator, albeit mainly on a dairy feedlot diet.
Joint Irish-NZ methane project kicks off
Farmers WeeklyFeb 27, 2024
Four years to be spent measuring GHG emissions from grass-fed dairy cows.
Don’t dismiss soil’s carbon offset role
Guest writerFeb 23, 2024
It may not be carbon zero, but soil carbon can represent a significant reduction in GHG emissions, trust says.
Hitting GHG targets will take carrot and stick, says Rabobank report
Farmers WeeklyFeb 16, 2024
Dairy companies in a ‘delicate position’ as they balance competing interests while tracking sustainability.
Wind turbines stir up Southland community
Charlie WilliamsonFeb 16, 2024
As wind farm construction ramps up to meet climate goals, we ask whether the consultation process is adequate.
Methane research levy is the key, not a tax
Keith WoodfordFeb 13, 2024
Money would go to the development and technology transfer required for methane mitigation, says Keith Woodford.
Scholar visits NZ for biochar lowdown
Richard RennieFeb 12, 2024
Farmers and growers here embrace its soil-improvement properties.
CH4 scales up asparagopsis production
Hugh StringlemanJan 30, 2024
Australian facility will eventually make enough methane mitigation product to supply 30,000 cattle a day.
Finding firm ground for methane debate
Keith WoodfordJan 24, 2024
Keith Woodford gets down to the grandfather effect, methane clouds and more as he nails down the elusive emission.
How should we calculate methane emissions?
Keith WoodfordJan 15, 2024
‘GWP star’ is favoured by farmers, says Keith Woodford, because it tells them what they want to hear.
Fonterra keeps gas on Kowbucha
Richard RennieJan 10, 2024
Co-op ‘remains excited’ by results as trials test safety and efficacy of methane mitigation strategy.
Commissioner urges new government to ease off gas
Richard RennieDec 13, 2023
Calls to encourage change in energy use come as coalition works to repeal electric car subsidy.
Future lies with ‘good cows’: LIC’s Ellis
Gerald PiddockDec 13, 2023
General manager for NZ markets full of hope for sector as he moves on.
Ag Symposium shines light on exotic and native trees
Neal WallaceDec 5, 2023
Fir, poplar can aid transition to restoring indigenous forests.
Urine sensors set to help reduce N loss
Farmers WeeklyDec 1, 2023
The pee is not silent as scientists devise way to monitor ‘urination events’ by the sound they make.
Too much gas for grass to handle, study shows
Richard RennieNov 29, 2023
New research contradicts the ‘closed loop’ theory of grassland GHG sequestration wiping out the emissions of the livestock grazing it.
Danone funds major methane research drive
Farmers WeeklyNov 27, 2023
Dairy company partners with Global Methane Hub to speed up research into practical solutions.
Bovaer making waves on methane – but not in NZ
Richard RennieNov 21, 2023
Methane mitigation pioneer recognised on first Time 100 list of climate innovators.
‘Methane-cutting tools on track for 2030’
Bryan GibsonNov 17, 2023
AgriZero funds companies developing tech to help NZ farms meet emissions goals.
Westpac sets GHG targets for ag borrowers
Farmers WeeklyNov 16, 2023
Dairy farmers asked for a 10% reduction, and sheep and beef 9%.
The changing face of North Island hill country
Guest writerNov 14, 2023
Large-scale land use change is underway – and a farmer’s best strategy is to stay informed, says Andrew Watters of MyFarm.
Evaluating green claims: only a full picture paints a 1000 words
Guest writerNov 10, 2023
Ballance Agri-Nutrients science and strategy manager Warwick Catto unpacks the ethical obligations of ecological reporting.
Fonterra climate plan very much to Nestlé’s taste
Farmers WeeklyNov 9, 2023
Move supports Nestlé’s own ambition to reduce GHG throughout value chain.
Fonterra reveals on-farm climate targets
Gerald PiddockNov 9, 2023
Co-op hopes to cut ‘emissions intensity’ by 30% less than 2018 levels within the next six years.
Methane myths come up against textbook science
Guest writerNov 4, 2023
Denying the science seems an unpromising way for certain agri sectors to go about convincing urban NZ of the reasonableness of their position, says Canterbury University Professor of Physics David Frame.
NZ’s regulation-heavy approach to emissions out of step
Federated FarmersNov 3, 2023
Federated Farmers says gathering with other dairy sector leaders helped seeing the big picture – and how New Zealand compares.
RB gets banks to model emissions costs for farms
Neal WallaceOct 27, 2023
Sliding scale of hit on profitability depending on hypothetical amount due.
Tech delegation witnesses Ireland’s emissions progress
Richard RennieOct 27, 2023
While ag in NZ dithers, ‘no one in Ireland is questioning the need to reduce emissions’, says AgriTech NZ CEO.
New tech brings GHG meter to farm gate
Gerald PiddockOct 26, 2023
AgResearch creates a portable chamber that can measure cattle emissions on farm.
Weighing pros and cons of using seaweed to cut emissions
Dairy FarmerOct 25, 2023
The effectiveness of seaweed and seaweed extracts is currently being tested in research involving NZ industries and scientists.
The unintended consequences of the Emissions Trading Scheme
Allan BarberOct 17, 2023
Land uses changes are threatening the national livestock tally and the viability of rural communities, Allan Barber says.
UC to host international climate adaptation conference
Farmers WeeklyOct 16, 2023
Agri innovation on the agenda when world’s top scientists, indigenous scholars and policymakers gather in 2025.
EVs pass halfway mark in NZ’s total new sales and used imports
Farmers WeeklyOct 13, 2023
Clean Car Discount hailed as successful by prime minister.
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