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Investing in precision agriculture has provided North Canterbury farmer Roscoe Taggart with benefits - environmental, social and financial.

OPINION: DairyNZ and Beef + Lamb NZ are calling on the Government to give farmers a fair deal by using the latest and best science when setting methane targets.

DairyNZ chair, Jim van der Poel, claims the HWEN proposal is a win-win for all New Zealanders.

With milkings typically taking around 17 to 24 hours a week per worker, many farmers have been focusing on milking smarter to reduce hours and creative ways to shorten the working week - like the 22% who report they are using flexible milking.

DairyNZ and NIWA have joined forces to help farms with wetland design and performance.

OPINION: Do calm cows produce more milk?

DairyNZ chairman Jim van der Poel says the He Waka Eke Noa HWEN) climate proposal is a win-win for all New Zealanders.

The Leader of the National Party is accusing Labour of painting farmers as villains and effectively the enemy, which he says is certainly not the case.

With the final He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) proposal on farm emissions expected to be presented to the Government in early June, the farming sector is at a "critical crossroads".

DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle says reducing agricultural greenhouse gas emissions "is a tough nut to crack".