Displaying items by tag: climate change
Climate change committee just needs a farmer
DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle supports the new Interim Climate Change Committee, however he is concerned that it has no member with actual farm knowledge.
DairyNZ welcomes Interim Climate Change Committee
DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle has welcomed the announcement of the members of the Interim Climate Change Committee.
Interim Climate Change Committee announced
Minister for Climate Change James Shaw has announced the membership of the Interim Climate Change Committee.
Methane not a villain
Many people do not grasp that methane is a short-lived gas that recycles, says Feds climate change spokesman Andrew Hoggard.
Chance for farmers to take leadership on climate change
Reducing onfarm emissions is a challenge facing all farmers, not just dairy. In fact, it is one of the biggest challenges facing the food producing sector worldwide.
NZ slacking on climate change – UK peer
A British conservative politician and head of its climate change committee has rebuked New Zealand for not showing enough leadership on climate change issues for agriculture.
NZ/US teamwork on nitrogen breakthrough
New Zealand and American scientists have discovered a previously unknown way of chemically converting reactive nitrogen, common in soil and water, into a safe form rather than a harmful greenhouse gas.
Bio-active ‘silver bullet’ for nitrate leaching?
Farm comparison work will start soon to support scientifically the claim that a biologically active fertiliser system now used on 200 dairy farms reduces environmental impacts and raises profits.
Sheep, beef to aid dairy in cutting emissions?
Will sheep and beef farmers in future grow trees to sell offsets to dairy under the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)?
Many ways to reduce ag emissions
No one immediate solution is available to New Zealand to deal with the problem of greenhouse gas emissions caused by agriculture.
