Westland is New Zealand’s second biggest dairy co-op after Fonterra, but with just 429 farmer-shareholders, it is dwarfed by Fonterra’s 10,000 or so.
Category: NZ Farming
Health professionals concern over accountability in PCE report
"This is a significant issue for New Zealand, with just under half of our total greenhouse gas emissions stemming from agriculture," says Dr Rhys Jones …
Agricultural sector must be held accountable for climate and health harm
Health professionals have expressed concern about a newly-released report by New Zealand’s Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment …
PCE climate change report: all you need to know
NZ greenhouse gas emitters need to get to zero, except for farming, PCE … Q: Do farmers have to also reduce their biological emissions? A: Upton …
MPI looking into alleged mistreatment of cattle transported across Cook Strait
Farmers dismiss outrage over thin cattle on ferry … of the investigation and said the well-being of cows was at the heart of New Zealand dairy farms.
Dairy and fertiliser lobbies will celebrate over PCE report
Synthetic nitrogen fertiliser is used on New Zealand farms to increase stocking rates. Since 1990, the use of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser has increased …
Champagne corks will be popping over PCE report – Greenpeace
"Both methane and nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture must be urgently … Synthetic nitrogen fertiliser is used on New Zealand farms to increase …
Separating greenhouse gases in climate policy -Experts React
Forest carbon uptake currently offsets nearly 30 per cent of New Zealand’s gross emissions, including fossil fuels, agriculture, and land use change.
Meet the organic farming millennials from Cambridge
She credits other organic farming communities around New Zealand and the … Contact info@alexanderorganics.co.nz or find Alexander Organics on …
Climate change policy must recognise different emissions, farming industry says
It recommended changes to New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme … to see them recognised for the carbon sinks existing on their dairy farms.