Emissions

Country’s first application for a methane inhibitor approved by EPA.

Certification process calculates GHG for each of state farmer’s 100 farms.

Putting the consumer first might be one way to sharpen our focus as farmers, says David Eade.

This makes the continued wrangling around He Waka Eke Noa and regulated reduction targets something of a sideshow to market reality, writes Richard Rennie.

The country’s largest primary processors are also ramping up their carbon focus, partly in response to overseas supplier demands and to NZ consumer expectations.

Crucial to get NZ’s policy settings right without gutting rural communities, says Sam McIvor.

Rapid turnaround as cabinet agrees to take CCC’s advice.

Several important outcomes from tests involving feedlot Wagyu cattle.

Govt funding will help co-op wean itself off fossil fuel faster.

High court ruling orders government to reconsider emissions trading settings.

Bovaer already available in more than 45 countries and blocs.

Method uses yeast for cattle, bypassing seaweed process.

Good news is roughly half of on-farm reduction will cost little or nothing, McKinsey and Co report says.

Echoes of He Waka Eke Noa as bloc gets tough on ag emissions.

Alan Emerson welcomes govt moves to devolve land-use changes to councils.

Concrete options now on the table, Sam McIvor says.

Forestry and carbon players warn against clouding the market.

Emissions problem will be met by range of options.

Discussion document details tough choices ahead for New Zealand.

Party would also shut down Climate Change Commission.

HWEN alive and well, Hipkins tells Fieldays event.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand welcomed National's policy, saying it aligns with its own position.

Using precision tools to apply fertiliser only where it is needed can mean big savings for farmers and reduced nitrogen leaching.

Delays risk eroding gains in consensus on HWEN.

We should keep doing what we’re doing and leave the Europeans to their own GHG systems, says Alan Emerson.

Craigmore adds EcoPond to its sustainability drive, using the breakthrough technology to reduce methane on its 400ha dairy farm.

Such a tax would hit both food prices and farm profits, Kate Acland says.

Agriculture minister looking for interim funding source as HWEN stalls

That’s a question Westpac would like to unpack during its upcoming webinar.

Insight into emissions talks shows reservations about aspects of He Waka Eke Noa.

Farmers Weekly unpacks the carbon sequestration implications of various on-farm tree scenarios.

If a tree is planted on a farm and no one is there to fence it, does it still sequester carbon? We unpack additionality, plantings and sequestration plans and help answer questions arising from these scenarios.

Urgent need to finalise pricing system for agricultural emissions.

Recycling carbon tax to households has worked in other countries, say proponents

The electrification of a farm system is no bowl of cherries – but one Otago farmer has learnt lessons along the way that should help others in pursuit of low-carbon farming.

Doubts about the future of ‘grass-fed’ farming misplaced, says head of methane joint venture.