Environment
Northern pastures out of step
Kikuyu is a challenge for northern farmers and it’s spreading south. By Delwyn Dickey.
Focusing on Coast farmers
West Coast farmers are spread throughout a region stretching more than 500km, with few rural professionals to help with the complexities of environmental regulations.
Symbiosis on the farm
A Waikato farming operation is dependent on its dairy and beef units working together. By Claire Ashton.
Future Farm Systems programme plots a course
As farmers lower emissions they will adapt their systems. By Elaine Fisher.
Processors cut their carbon
Milk processors in Otago and Southland are switching energy sources to cut emissions. Story and photos by Karen Trebilcock.
Part of the solution
Farmers, particularly young ones, want to be part of the policy-making system with environmental regulation. By Anne Hardie.
What lives in the river
A community project is using environmental DNA (eDNA) to identify native and exotic species in the Manawatū River. Elaine Fisher reports.