Displaying items by tag: Environment
Plant-based milk bottles landing on shelves
Fonterra is taking another step towards its commitment to having all packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025.
Breeding beef to reduce N leaching
Greenhouse gases — what are they and how can we mitigate?
Climate change affects all of us and reducing greenhouse gas emissions must be a priority, writes Bala Tikkisetty.
From coal to pellets
Fonterra is on track to meeting an interim target of achieving a 30% reduction in emissions by 2030.
Grevillia Ag joins recycling scheme
Nationwide on-farm recycler Plasback has more than doubled the volume of waste plastic it collected this year.
National pledges to remove environment regulations
The Resource Management Act will be repealed and water regulations potentially revoked under a National government.
Council tasked with making unworkable work
Following a meeting between farmer representatives and environment and ag ministers, Environment Southland will be setting up a local advisory group for freshwater rules.
Farmers try to rectify mistakes
After hearing about problems with the Government’s new freshwater regulations, Tony Cleland organised a meeting between farmer representatives and the Ministers for the Environment and Agriculture.
Is nitrate leaching an issue with sheep?
While it is well known that nitrate leeching is a major problem with cattle – both dairy and beef – what about with sheep grazing?
Well meaning rules do not mean well
OPINION: Investing in environmental improvement makes a lot more sense than paying for bureaucratic processes that are perceived to add no value.