Environment
Water rises to the top
Freshwater reforms and other recent environmental legislation have directed the focus to water, and while that will mean change, it doesn’t have to be all bad, Keri Johnston writes.
Nitrogen use drops 12%
Farmers were getting very clear signals from central and local government, customers, consumers of the need to reduce nitrogen use - even before Russia’s war in Ukraine, Karen Trebilcock reports.
Irish farmers face N limits
Ireland has strengthened nitrogen rules. Anne Lee explains them and how the system works.
Methane-reducing supplements undergo NZ trials
Australian climate technology company Rumin8 has begun two safety and efficacy trials of its methane-reducing feed supplements in New Zealand.
The trials – one on beef cattle and one on dairy cattle – seek to test Rumin8’s product integration in NZ pasture-based systems.