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The demonstration farm at the centre of the project is a 290-hectare property surrounding Fonterra’s Whareroa site. Photo: Nestlé

03-03 | News

New Zealand gets its first net zero carbon emissions dairy farm

A guide to good hygiene practices: Edition 1 is available!

02-03 | News

A guide to good hygiene practices: Edition 1 is available!

Farmers hold a unique power to be an innovative part of the solutions to climate change. Photo: Ronald Hissink

16-02 | News

Sustainable dairy: Establishing net-zero farms

Scientists found there was an 85% correlation between collected methane and predicted methane, with the conclusion being there is a genetic way to lower methane. Photo Canva

01-02 | News

Breeding lower methane cows

Earthworms are used to aerate the substrate. Vermifiltration produces vermicompost which can be used on soil and crops. Photo: Sustainable Sanitation Alliance

03-11-2022 | Article

How vermifiltration technology lowers methane emissions

Pilot farmer Koen Slegers said: “We did not notice any change in the behaviour of the animals and the milk production remained the same. We look forward to continuing to use this product and keeping the carbon footprint of our milk as low as possible.” Photo: Mark Pasveer

20-07-2022 | News

Promising methane emission reductions trial

€24.3 billion has been reserved for tackling the nitrogen problem. The money is used to support farmers who are unable to continue their business in the same way. Photo: Wick Natzijl

17-06-2022 | News

The Netherlands: Nitrogen should be slashed 70% in key areas

This webinar looked at sustainability in dairy farming with feed efficiency, herd longevity and reproduction in mind. (L - R) Frederik Gadeyne, product developer within the R&D ruminants team at Agrimprove; Zana van Dijk, editor Dairy Global; (top) Valentin Nenov, global ruminants manager at Phileo by Lesaffre; Albert de Vries, Professor at the Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida.

16-06-2022 | News

Webinar on demand: Sustainable Dairy Farming

Mark Lyons said, “Our belief is that agriculture has the greatest positive potential to influence the future of our planet that can provide nutrition for all and help rural communities to thrive and replenish our planet’s resources." Photo: Alltech

16-06-2022 | Article

“Net zero doesn’t cut it”

The new proposals plan to charge farmers for their gas emissions from 2025, with different charges for those gases that are shorter and longer term. Photo: Chris McCullough

16-06-2022 | News

Farmers in New Zealand may be taxed for cow and sheep burps