OPINION: Beware the snag in the incentivised pushing by central and local government to get hill country into trees.

We've had lately an abundance of reports on how New Zealand should tackle its carbon emissions profile – especially regarding agriculture’s contribution.

Southland beef farmer Ben Walling is suing Southern Centre Dairies owner, Alfons Zeestraten over the spread of the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis.

Britain should hold a second referendum on Brexit to make sure the British people fully understand what they will be in for when the UK leaves the European Union (EU) in six months.

To hit targets and ensure a flow of young talented people coming into agriculture requires connecting with everybody.

When Lincoln Agritech took on a Chinese student, Zheng (James) Wang, it didn’t foresee him becoming the company’s China business development manager.

Now into its 10th year, the New Zealand Winegrower Grape Days have become a benchmark in information transfer.

Water vapour is responsible for at least 70% of the ‘greenhouse effect’, while methane and nitrous oxide — New Zealand’s supposedly ‘nasty’ emissions – are “virtually irrelevant” as contributors to any global warming effect.

There's a chance that the lamb price could hit $9/kg next month.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton says there is no single way of dealing with agricultural emissions.