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New Zealand's methane gas emission woes could be addressed by a knight rising from the seas.
A Canadian researcher at James Cook University in Queensland, Rob Kinley, has found the seaweed species Asparagopsis taxiformis reduced methane by 99% in a laboratory.
The seaweed species has a natural defence against predators in the ocean, and that mechanism has a direct relationship to the bug in the rumen of cows and sheep, says Kinley.
Livestock is one of NZ’s biggest climate change issues: the methane they emit makes up almost a third of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.
As electricity prices soar, farmers appear to be looking for alternative energy sources.
There is an appeal to New Zealanders to buy local citrus fruit.
Avocado growers are reporting a successful season, but some are struggling to keep their operations afloat following years of bad weather.
It's time to start talking up science again, especially as a career for young people. That's one of the key messages from the Prime Minister's new chief science advisor, Dr John Roche.
Horticulture and commercial vegetable growers in particular stand to be major beneficiaries of radical proposals by government to make sweeping changes to RMA regulations.
Chinese textile company Saibosi has partnered with Wools of New Zealand to put the 'farm to floor' story of New Zealand wool rugs on screen for its customers.
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