Fonterra linked to illegal deforestation, claims Greenpeace

5 Mar 25 - Dairy giant Fonterra's supply chain is linked with illegal deforestation, according to Greenpeace Aotearoa, after New Zealand's major importers of palm kernel have been found to be illegally operating palm plantations in Indonesia.

Fonterra announces more cash for low-emission farmers

19 Feb 25 - Dairy co-operative Fonterra is introducing higher payments for farms that reduce on-farm emissions.

Swedish company gets $4 million to help curb NZ livestock emissions

13 Feb 25 - Industry-government partnership AgriZeroNZ is investing about NZD $4.2 million in Agteria Biotech, a Swedish company aiming to slash global methane emissions from cattle.

Govt releases controversial methane review

5 Dec 24 - The Government “will carefully consider” the findings of an independent review on New Zealand’s biogenic methane science and targets, it announced yesterday.

Govt sponsors new methane testing facility

4 Dec 24 - A new feed conversion efficiency and methane testing facility is looking to fill a gap in New Zealand methane research.

Low emission meat products 'simply greenwashing'

3 Dec 24 - A new meat product using bobby calves, that its producer claims will address ethical and environmental concerns in the New Zealand dairy sector, is being labelled "industry greenwashing".

Controversy around methane review heats up

28 Nov 24 - The government’s proposal to align methane targets with ‘no additional warming’ is self-serving, unfair to developing nations, and could ultimately harm New Zealand’s reputation and free trade agreements, according to a new report.

Exports risk multi-billion dollar hit if GMO rules deregulated

26 Nov 24 - New Zealand’s primary sector exports could drop by $10 billion to $20 billion a year if the government goes ahead with plans to change genetic modification rules, according to a new report.

Govt passes bill to keep farming emissions out of ETS

25 Nov 24 - The government quietly passed a bill to remove agricultural emissions from New Zealand's Emissions Trading Scheme on Friday, making no official statement announcing the law change.

Govt accused of kicking can down the road on ag emissions

12 Nov 24 - The Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Scheme Agricultural Obligations) Amendment Bill completed its second reading in Parliament with Opposition parties saying it was a step backwards.

Seaweed can reduce emissions from cattle by 95% - new study

24 Oct 24 - A new study has found that using whole Asparagopsis seaweed as a cattle feed additive is significantly more effective at reducing methane emissions than using the plant’s primary active compound on...

Farmers need to get creative to reduce environmental impacts: Young Farmer finalist

4 Oct 24 - By Jon Rawlinson | A three-time winner of the Northern FMG Young Farmer of the Year competition is building a business around helping future farmers prepare for environmental challenges.

Nestlé questions NZ dairy farmers’ carbon claims

22 Aug 24 - By Liz Kivi | Nestlé’s chief dairy buyer has challenged claims that New Zealand’s dairy farms have the lowest global carbon footprint.

UN-backed organisation approves Fonterra’s climate targets

19 Aug 24 - By Jon Rawlinson | The world’s top corporate climate-target verifier, the London-based Science Based Targets initiative, has approved Fonterra’s emissions reductions targets.

European organisation accuses Fonterra of derailing climate action

19 Jul 24 - A European organisation has accused big dairy and meat companies, including New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra, of “distracting, delaying and derailing” action on climate change.

What does Denmark’s carbon tax mean for NZ?

17 Jul 24 - By Nick Swallow | COMMENT: A few weeks back Denmark announced a proposal to introduce a tax on agricultural greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

Govt’s regulatory breather doesn’t change pressure on farm emissions

9 Jul 24 - As the Government moves away from pricing farm emissions and looks to reduce methane targets, farmers are coming under increasing pressure from their customers to reduce all emissions.

More carrot, less stick for ag sector emissions reductions?

1 Jul 24 - The Bank of New Zealand is the latest big business to become a shareholder of a public-private joint venture to reduce emissions from agriculture.

Climate announcements coming to Fieldays?

11 Jun 24 - Farmers and the wider agricultural sector gathering at Fieldays this week make the event a likely venue for rolling out environment and climate change policy.

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