Farmer slams Government's methane advisory panel
Not all farmers are happy with a new panel set up by the Government to advice on new methane emissions targets.
OPINION: Australia's bid to reduce the methane emissions of cow burps has got the backing of some of the world’s richest men.
Perth-based start-up Rumin8 is working on a dietary supplement - synthetically replicated from red seaweed - which stops the creation of the gas.
The company recently announced that it had raised A$12m in a funding round led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, which Bill Gates founded in 2015.
The investment firm is also backed by Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos, and Chinese entrepreneur and Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma.
University studies have shown that feeding cows seaweed could significantly cut their methane emissions.
Farmers with experience and breeding knowledge are deeply concerned about the pressure to breed for low methane sheep traits and its effects on other important traits they have been pursuing over the last 100 years.
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is investing in the development of an integrated pest management approach to safeguard New Zealand’s maize and sweetcorn industries against fall armyworm.
OPINION: A public battle is playing out between supporters and opponents of live animal experts.
The Fonterra Co-operative Council is looking for a farmer representative to sit on the Fonterra Milk Price Panel.
It's important that the benefits and opportunities of the New Zealand/European Union free trade deal (FTA) as outlined in the actual agreement become real deals.
OPINION: Pastoral farmers stare at the media reports might be forgiven for wondering if they are heading the way of the dinosaurs.
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