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STUFF Jacinda Ardern and James Shaw on what the Government will do about the Climate Change Commission's draft plan for slashing New Zealand's emissions. Many farms would need to change their management style, using smaller herds, better breeding, precision fertiliser use and other tactics to keep milk and meat production the same while shrinking methane emissions, the commission said. Waikato federated farmer president Jacqui Hahn​ said reducing herd numbers by 15 per cent would be difficult. The dairy, sheep and beef farmer has stock in Te Kūiti and Benneydale. “It’s saying whate...

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It was the same approach that needed to be taken with livestock, he said. “The science and these types of things will do far more than putting a financial impingement on us. You can’t be green if you are in the red. We are much better working together and keep our export receipts up.” Turner pointed to the work being done to develop a seaweed supplement for sheep and cows that can reduce methane emissions. While a proposed 15 percent reduction in livestock numbers will have farmers nervous there was an expectation that natural attrition will account for a good chunk of it, as some N...

Dairy needs technology to increase emissions efficiency 28 Jan, 2021 01:59 AM 2 minutes to read The Country New Zealand dairy farmers may be the most emissions efficient in the world, but that doesn't mean they can rest on their laurels, DairyNZ chief executive Dr Tim Mackle says. While Mackle was pleased with the results, it was time to look to the future, he told the Country Sport Breakfast's Brian Kelly. "It's a great position to be in but it's a base to build from – it doesn't mean all the work's done. We've got to sustain the success and keep moving forward." Advertisement "We need mor...