Sustainability

The launch of NZ-raised carbon zero beef has been marked in New York this week. Prime Minister Jacinda…

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will promote what is being hailed as the world’s first carbon neutral beef during…

The Government will pour a further $338.8 million over the next four years into new science and commercialisation…

The loan is also the first of its type to come in under the Sustainable Agriculture Finance Initiative (SAFI) outlines. 

The irony that native tree planting creates a landfill’s worth of plastic waste has not been lost on Dr Heidi Dungey and fellow researchers Craig Ford and Alexander Lloyd at Scion.

A Cambridge farmer built his nursery business model around lowering the barriers for farmers to plant more trees. He spoke to Gerald Piddock.

An ex-rural banker and farm environment group trustee is calling on banks to dig deeper to support their farmer clients needing funding to help meet government freshwater standards and offset their farm’s carbon footprint.

Overcoming the barriers preventing data sharing across different online systems is the goal of a new research project funded in part by the Government.

Although you don’t enter a competition to lose it, Ian and Steph Strahan say their primary motivation in putting their business forward for the award wasn’t the prizes or the recognition, it was more about promoting positive messages about the red meat sector.

New Zealand’s first-ever large-scale food waste-to-energy converter is on track to be ready for commissioning in August ahead of its official opening on October 17.

Chris Dawkins remembers the $50 a hectare Lucerne Establishment Grants of the late 1970s and when debt borrowed to develop his Marlborough farm was more than its capital value.

Fonterra has been granted the necessary consents to construct a wastewater treatment plant adjacent to its factory at Hautapu in Waikato and to keep discharging that water across nearby farmland it owns.

Lincoln University is practicing what it preaches about sustainability, thanks in part to a group of environmental science students who three years ago produced their own sustainability plan for the agricultural education institution.

NZ’s first composting shelter was built by chance about eight years ago.

A Taranaki farming couple say sustainability is much more than the environment and economics of a farm.

The Forestry Minister stated his desire to see the ETS forestry regulations change to ensure only native trees could be planted as permanent carbon forests.

Adam Cullen, of Ararua in the Kaipara District, has rediscovered his enthusiasm for agriculture and applies his curiosity to finding new ways of dairying better, says his wife Laura.

Fostering talent, shifting mindsets and addressing sustainability are keys to the future success of New Zealand’s food and fibres sector, according to new Agmardt research.

The cascading effects of climate change on New Zealand’s primary sector demand more immediate shifts in farm systems, to ensure they can remain viable over the next decade.

Short-term land-use decisions risk the long-term future of New Zealand’s rural landscapes and communities, according to a green paper by former Hastings Mayor Laurence Yule.

A handbook offering practical guidance on how to plant strategically to feed bees is now available free to New Zealand farmers.

Informing policymakers can be challenging, but Professor Richard McDowell has a special interest in presenting understandable science and has been recognised for his outstanding contribution to environmental policy.

Southland’s Miller family have seen the benefit of farm environment plans. Neal Wallace joined a recent field day on their central Southland farm where the family extolled the benefits.

Richard Heath, executive director of the think tank Australian Farm Institute, will be sharing his country’s approach to developing a sustainability framework capturing all parts of the farming sector at Agri-Food Tech 2035 in October.

Canterbury farmer Angus Aitken believes understanding soil types and managing soil biodiversity is key to sustainable irrigation and a successful farming operation.

Biomass is an energy option more South Island processors are considering as they look to replace coal-fired boilers in response to the Government’s plans to have new instals banned at the end of this year and all phased out by 2037.

New Zealand’s primary sector has been ranked first out of 32 nations in climate change readiness in a new report from global consultancy KPMG.

It was not their original intent, but Central Otago’s Lake Hawea Station is at the sharp end of what some termed contentious innovation.