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A 50% improvement in resource consent processing times could be necessary for New Zealand to meet its 2050 emissions targets.

New research by Waikato-based consultants suggests dairy farmers don’t need blunt tools proposed in the Government’s agricultural emissions proposal to meet climate change targets.

OPINION: A giant black hole is emerging within the wider agricultural industry. It has been there for some time but has mostly flown under the radar.

Dairy farmers around the country are in breach of a new law around reporting synthetic nitrogen because the Government has failed to deliver an online measuring tool on time.

The Government has announced its Emissions Reduction Plan which they say will put New Zealand on track to meet its first emissions budget.

OPINION: Confusion abounds in the discussion about agricultural greenhouse gases (GHG) and misinformation is rife.

Canterbury milk processor Synlait says it has recorded a significant improvement in its operation's greenhouse gas emissions.

Sheep milking is a growing industry in New Zealand with a 50% increase in sheep producers between 2019 and 2021.

OPINION: There has been a lot of talk about agricultural emissions lately, but very little honest conversation.

One of the (positive) side-effects of Covid-19 is the improved air and water quality.