Displaying items by tag: Environment
DairyNZ supports environmental reporting
Industry body DairyNZ is strongly supporting the Government's move towards comprehensive environment reporting, saying that credible and consistent information is essential for the country.
Awards inspires enviro work
Participating in the Ballance Farm Environment Awards inspired Ken and Janine Hames to step up environmental work on their Northland farm.
Market report ‘recommended reading’
A farmer-written report that explores our marketing of primary produce in Korea, Taiwan and China is "recommended reading".
Farmers beef up leadership skills
The first Beef + Lamb New Zealand environmental leadership forum has been hailed as a success.
Twenty five sheep and beef farming leaders attended the B+LNZ -funded event, held in Wellington from April 16 to April 18.
Sheep, beef leaders focus on environment
Twenty-five sheep and beef farming leaders will attend the first Beef and Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) Environmental Leadership Forum in Wellington next week.
Teaching farm wins top award
A well-known Hawke's Bay station and training farm has taken out the Supreme title in the 2013 East Coast Ballance Farm Environment Awards.
Rural waste under study
The way farms and rural businesses deal with waste is the focus of a study being done for Environment Canterbury.
Beef + Lamb back recycling
Polson elected Environment Trust chairman
Wanganui farmer Alistair Polson takes over from North Waikato farmer Jim Cotman as chairman of the New Zealand Farm Environment Trust.
Trust leader bows out
North Waikato farmer Jim Cotman has stood down from his role as chairperson of the New Zealand Farm Environment Trust after six years at the helm.