Environment
Plant some pakeha trees
Broad-spreading deciduous exotic trees offer stock the chance of shade in a scorching summer, while avoiding it in winter, Hawke’s Bay farmer Peter Arthur writes.
Running the numbers
Marlborough farmer Joanna Grigg gets counting farm emissions and gets a pleasant surprise.
And now, Freshwater Farm Plans
Freshwater Farm Plans require a better understanding of how water moves through a whole catchment, Charlotte Glass writes.
Measurement inaccurate
Global leaders are soon to continue negotiations around tackling climate change and Beef + Lamb New Zealand is pushing hard for the adoption of more appropriate metrics to measure greenhouse gas emissions.
Calculator works out the numbers
Sheep and beef farmers are being encouraged to make use of Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s greenhouse gas calculator to get an understanding of their farm’s emissions number.