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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.
Managing director of Woolover Ltd, David Brown, has put a lot of effort into verifying what seems intuitive, that keeping newborn stock's core temperature stable pays dividends by helping them realise their full genetic potential.
Within the next 10 years, New Zealand agriculture will need to manage its largest-ever intergenerational transfer of wealth, conservatively valued at $150 billion in farming assets.
Boutique Waikato cheese producer Meyer Cheese is investing in a new $3.5 million facility, designed to boost capacity and enhance the company's sustainability credentials.
OPINION: The Government's decision to rule out changes to Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) that would cost every farmer thousands of dollars annually, is sensible.
Compensation assistance for farmers impacted by Mycoplama bovis is being wound up.
Selecting the reverse gear quicker than a lovestruck boyfriend who has met the in-laws for the first time, the Coalition Government has confirmed that the proposal to amend Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) charged against farm utes has been canned.
