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A Waikato environmentalist who led a public campaign against poor winter grazing practices on Southland farms says farmers are making improvements.

A web-based technology is now available to help farmers better manage their water resources and improve decision-making around irrigation.

One of New Zealand’s largest dairy farmers says the Covid-19 pandemic presents the country an opportunity to rethink its approach to on-farm sustainability.

Almost 600,000 native plants were distributed to farmers, last week, as part of Taranaki’s Riparian Management Programme.

Six ‘star’ crops – soy, hemp, chickpeas, oats, buckwheat and quinoa – could represent new opportunities for New Zealand farmers.

Environment Southland is wanting to see big improvements on last year’s winter grazing practices as it begins its aerial compliance inspections today.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) believes the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will see huge swathes of productive farming land converted into trees for carbon farming.

Complying with new and stricter environmental requirements is for farmers a major challenge worldwide.

Complying with new and stricter environmental requirements is for farmers a major challenge worldwide.

The Government’s decision to cap nitrogen fertiliser inputs at 190 kg N/ha per year is doomed to fail because it ignores basic science, claims soil scientist Doug Edmeades.