Agriculture

Farm couple finds Asia an eye-opener

Friday - An industry-backed trip to Asia has given Norh Otago farmers Blair and Jane Smith a deeper understanding of the challenges facing marketers of New Zealand meat and dairy products.

Eco report points finger at fishing

26 Apr 13 - New Zealand’s fishing industry is the major contributor to this country’s ecological footprint, new research shows.

No word yet on tree-planting plans

26 Apr 13 - Details of new Government plans to encourage forestry planting are unlikely to be unveiled for several weeks.

Women want out of the barn and into the boardroom

19 Apr 13 - The dairy industry is looking to girl-power to combat problems like climate change and the global recession.

Fracking waste danger to food, say Greens

12 Apr 13 - New Zealand risks damaging its international reputation as an exporter of quality food by disposing of oil industry wastes on to farmland, the Green Party says.

Science claims victory in beetle battle

28 Mar 13 - Success in tackling a destructive beetle on the West Coast has underlined the importance of having integrated pest management plans on farms, scientists say.

Critics uneasy with Fonterra-DOC deal

8 Mar 13 - Fonterra has signed the country's biggest corporate conservation deal in what Conservation Minister Nick Smith says is a sign of the success of the Government's blue-green agenda.

Voluntary deals don't work, say Greens

22 Feb 13 - Voluntary accords like the new Sustainable Dairying: Water Accord are no substitute for effective rules and standards, the Green Party says.

Gas research centre gets more funding

8 Feb 13 - The Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Research Consortium has secured funding from the agriculture sector and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment to continue research to find tools for...

Southern lignite stupid idea, says farmer

25 Jan 13 - The idea of digging up fertile farmland for lignite coal is “100% stupidity,” a visiting Australian farmer says.

Bio crop could put money in the margins

18 Jan 13 - A team of New Zealand researchers say that biofuels can be produced sustainably and economically from crops grown on the margins of paddocks.

Research scientists eye funding for funds

18 Jan 13 - Scientists involved in research to reduce biological carbon emissions are being offered funding to help them to apply for funding.

Early seasons spring plant surprises

18 Jan 13 - Spring is springing earlier in the United States – and climate change is being blamed.

Agriculture: It's not all bad news

7 Dec 12 - Agriculture can be good news for the climate, a new report says.

Environment watchdog questions fracking

30 Nov 12 - Environmental issues associated with fracking can be managed, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment says.

Winemaker walks off with world award

23 Nov 12 - New Zealand’s Yealands Estate has been named the leading Sustainable Medium Business in the world in the International Green Awards.

Cheap price to pay, says Labour

26 Oct 12 - Bringing farmers into the Emissions Trading Scheme would cost them less than $100 a year each on current prices, Labour says.

Care of our oceans lacking, say experts

26 Oct 12 - The Environmental Defence Society is calling for an overhaul of New Zealand’s marine protection provisions in the wake of a new report which is says shows serious deficiencies in the present system.

Philippines wins NZ geothermal help

26 Oct 12 - New Zealand’s GNS Science will help the Philippines to develop its geothermal energy generation.

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