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Editorial: Time to listen

Climate Change Commission Chair Rod Carr

OPINION: Now that submissions have formally closed on the Climate Change Commission's (CCC) draft recommendations, released in February, on reducing NZ's emissions profile, will it actually listen and act on the advice it has received?

Dairy holds as northern flush approaches

New Zealand dairy production confidence is riding high after commodity prices leapt 24% this year so far.

Rabobank reports that the future global outlook is clearer and more hopeful than it has been for months.

Passion for environment leads to title win

Central Hawke's Bay farmers Linda and Evan Potter say they are humbled to be named this year's Ballance Farm Environment Award winners.

Newly-crowned national ambassadors for sustainable farming, Evan and Linda Potter say they are very humbled to win this year's Ballance Farm Environment Awards.

Synlait falters as Chinese channel sellers disappear

Synlait is facing headwinds on several fronts.

Canterbury Milk processor Synlait has suffered a 76% drop in half-year net profit as it battles Covid-related volatility and rising dairy prices.

Tools now available to help farmers calculate their GHG numbers

Kelly Forster says by knowing their numbers means farmers are in a position to decide how to make changes.

Two new information sources to help farmers understand their agricultural greenhouse gas emissions are now available.

Deer farmer's roaring success

Potential velvet world record holder, three-year-old Wapiti stag Eureka from Mayfield Elk Farm in Southland.

Southland elk farmer Tom May is no stranger to producing top quality velvet and believes that his Mayfield Elk Farm, just south of Winton, may have just set a world record.

The beginning - not end!

RMPP chair Malcolm Bailey says many of its programmes and investments have seen significant success.

After seven years, the Red Meat Profit Partnership (RMPP) came to an end on 31 March, yet chair Malcolm Bailey says it's work is "continuous".

Can the latest working group find real solutions?

Mike Petersen says is role is to ensure there is alignment between the primary sector and government agencies and develop a partnerships approach.

Climate change and a labour shortage are two of the big issues being faced by NZ's primary sector at present.

Irish farmers confront similar conundrum

Currently, the Irish agriculture sector accounts for 34% of that country's total greenhouse gas emissions.

Irish farmers are facing similar concerns to their NZ counterparts about how they can reduce the agriculture sector's greenhouse gas (GHG) contributions without severely restricting their future production and profitability.

'No choice' in reducing emissions

Climate Change Commission chair Rod Carr says all New Zealanders have a responsibility to begin reducing emissions.

The head of the Climate Change Commission, Dr Rod Carr says all New Zealanders have a responsibility to begin reducing emissions if we are to rise to the climate challenge.