Displaying items by tag: METHANE EMISSIONS

Saturday, 14 May 2022 14:25

Death and taxes the only answer!

Jim Gibbs says New Zealand’s ruminant industries do not have a methane mitigation miracle coming anytime soon.

OPINION: In the past several months, three separate articles have appeared purporting to explain the current situation in New Zealand cattle and sheep industries, regarding methane emission research.

Published in Opinion

Saturday, 14 May 2022 10:25

Years of methane chicanery

Don Nicolson claims that most farming leadership has given up the fight for what is right and sold out to the beltway vested interests.

OPINION: The passage of time has taught me that most people have been so bombarded with climate change stories and the ‘need to do something’, they believe it.

Published in Opinion

Thursday, 25 November 2021 08:55

New technology targets pond methane emissions

Professors Keith Cameron and Hong Di, developers of the new Ravensdown EcoPond system.

Ravensdown has unveiled new methane mitigating technology that it says virtually eliminates the methane emitted from effluent ponds - reducing it by up to 99%.

Published in Agribusiness

Wednesday, 17 November 2021 09:55

Splitting the difference

Sam McIvor says the misconception that methane reduction targets are 'letting agriculture off the hook' needs to be cleared up.

Beef + Lamb NZ is calling on the Government to use the split gas approach in its recently announced climate action plan.

Published in General News

Wednesday, 09 June 2021 16:30

Knife to the heart

OPINION: TVNZ's recent 'Q&A' programme has a lively discussion on methane emissions and how dairy farmers are doing their bit to reduce the sector's emissions.

Published in Milking It