Environment

Country-Wide writers talk to farmers in the path of Cyclone Gabrielle who are still struggling to get stock out and fix fences.

By Claire Ashton

Peter Andrew is no stranger to cyclones but says Gabrielle showed the progress we’ve made in some areas and has highlighted ways to do things better.

Peter Arthur writes we can learn from previous weather events and has ideas for land use after the flood.

James Hoban says farmers shouldn’t ignore the new winter grazing rules even though they mean more work – on farm and on paper – but he does wonder how successful the new rules will be.

Jacqueline Rowarth responds to the Minister of Agriculture's assertion that scientists' criticism of regenerative agriculture is "just misinformation."

Most New Zealand farms are very efficient grass factories, some are treeless, grass deserts, but all could be made slightly more productive by planting some fodder trees, Peter Arthur writes.

A project in Southland is mapping soils and landscapes to provide leaching and emissions data to help farmers come up with plans to meet their own and government-sanctioned environmental targets.

By Lynda Gray.

There’s a new tool out to assess whether or not areas of farmed land include ‘official’ wetlands.

An expert scientist warns against looking at overseas models when searching for soil solutions. Jo Cuttance writes.

A scheme to return kiwi to farms to the west of Wellington is on target. Sarah Horrocks reports.