Farming in ETS is madness, says Groser

Friday - Bringing agriculture into the Emissions Trading Scheme would be "environmental and economic madness”, says Climate Change Minister Tim Groser.

Farmers slam fracking opposition

7 Jun 13 - Environmental and health concerns over the practice of spreading fracking fluids on pasture are being described as scare-mongering by Federated Farmers.

Solar power access gets easier for farmers

7 Jun 13 - Farmers are getting easier access to solar energy, potentially helping them to save thousands each year on their power bills.

Farmers elect green president

7 Jun 13 - Federated Farmers says it has elected an environmentally aware farmer as its new Golden Bay president.

Dole agrees to remove controversial stickers

31 May 13 - Dole is to remove “Ethical choice” stickers from its bananas imported into New Zealand in the face of consumer pressure.

Biofuels + Food = farming winner

24 May 13 - Farmers should be thinking about growing feedstocks for biofuels, says Federated Farmers.

Farm couple finds Asia an eye-opener

17 May 13 - 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.

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