Environment
Six out of 39 ways to save the planet
Nicola Dennis eases the pain of menial work with the therapy of podcasts.
Exotic bombshell a step too far
A forestry consultant and ecologist recommends exclusion of exotic trees from the forestry section of Emissions Trading Scheme should be pared back. By Joanna Grigg.
Why tax a natural cycle?
He Waka Eke Noa was due to deliver its advice to climate change and agriculture ministers at the end of May. Missing, would be the question of why a natural biological carbon cycle was being taxed at all
Flaws and mistrust swamp He Waka Eke Noa
Three well-known names in agriculture have got together to challenge He Waka Eke Noa proposals, James Hoban writes.
Study shows how to drop GHG 22%
A new era of counting and paying for greenhouse gases is approaching and dairy beef animals offer a way through the maze, Joanna Grigg writes.
Cedars – I was wrong
Peter Arthur has been planting trees on his Hawke’s Bay farm for 51 years and shares his wisdom.
Lessons to learn from Ireland
Lincoln University scientist Nic Lees looks at Ireland’s Origin Green programme, how it is implemented in the Irish beef industry and its relevance to New Zealand.
He Waka Eke Noa alternatives
Rural pressure group Groundswell has prepared alternative proposals to He Waka Eke Noa options and is seeking farmer input to remove duplication, reduce costs, empower farmers and reward, rather than penalise, environmental efforts, James Hoban writes.
NZ farms are regenerative
A snapshot study of farming's impact on meat quality, found most of Kiwi agriculture is regenerative, Jo Cuttance writes.
