In occasion of an invitation from Central Plains Water to a workshop on nitrogen loss, The AgriBusiness Group is hosting a giveaway for a drone shoot of your farm on Facebook.
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Today, the new stock exclusion regulations come into force. Dave Lucock takes you through the gist of the new requirements and explains when they start applying to your farm system.
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Recently, the Government released the action for health waterways package which establishes new requirements for winter grazing management practices. Although the new standards won’t come into effect before May 2021, it is important that farmers familiarise themselves with these rules now, as they have direct implications for upcoming decisions regarding crop and paddock selection in spring this year. Amelia explains what you need to know now and how to adopt the right changes early on.
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Dave Lucock is involved in the Auditor Reference Group that monitors and recommends improvements to the Farm Environment Plan audit process. For instance, the Group helps to develop guidelines for winter grazing management plans that are required as part of FEPs in Canterbury.
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Climate change is the biggest environmental challenge of our time. Global warming has already significant ecological impacts with major social and economic consequences. Primary sectors in New Zealand are increasingly looking at how climate change could affects them. The AgriBusiness Group has been helping sectors to understand their climate change impacts through measuring emissions, with the kiwifruit industry being the latest example.
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When it comes to sustainability targets or limits such as nutrients, biodiversity or water, how important is it to farmers that these targets are set fairly? And what exactly means ‘fair’ in this context? Jay Whitehead explored the question of fairness and finds some insightful and far reaching answers.
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