Dairy farmers’ planting obsession
Dairy farmers Mark and Jennifer McDonald began planting native trees on their Methven property in 2009, and now bird life is returning and water quality …
Māori land use statistics
Te whakamahinga whenua Neke atu i te haurua o ngā whenua e whakahaeretia ana e ngā pāmu Māori he pārae otaota i te tau 2018 …
Carbon farming can provide better returns than sheep and beef
Farmers on a 800 ha hill country farm near Shannon find “carbon farming” more profitable than sheep farming. The farmers aim to return the whole …
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Seeing the forest
All pathways to net zero carbon by 2050 depend on planting more trees. But does the type of tree make a difference and what role …
Tipu ma toro ki te ao
He hui mo nga kaupapa tieki whenua o te Tairawhiti. 8-9 Noema 2018, Ngata Memorial College, Ruatorea. Do we have erosion prone areas and what …
Carbon Farming Native Trees
The future of East Coast carbon farming has received a boost with a three-year research project beginning this year to identify the opportunities and barriers …
Nuhiti Q and emissions trading
Nuhiti Q entered the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) in 2012, aiming to be carbon neutral by 2020. Since launching its native regeneration scheme …