Public consultation on bringing back the practice of exporting live animals on ships is expected to start soon. The NZ […]
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Bird flu arrives in Australia – Expert Reaction
Two bird flu incursions have hit the Australian state of Victoria. Avian influenza has been detected on an egg farm in Victoria’s […]
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How does methane contribute to global warming – Expert Reaction
New research released by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton highlights the impact methane from New Zealand’s livestock […]
Continue readingBeef a costly meat – experts respond
The environmental burdens imposed by beef production far exceed the burdens imposed by other types of livestock and plant staples, […]
Continue readingNew livestock virus in UK and Europe, unlikely to reach NZ
A new livestock virus spreading across Europe and panicking farmers in the Norther Hemisphere is unlikely to reach New Zealand […]
Continue readingFoot and mouth disease study questions need for mass culling
Cattle infected with foot and mouth disease (FMD) are only infectious for a brief window of time, around half what […]
Continue readingRural News: Iceland volcano has lessons for NZ dairy
Farmers in Taranaki and Taupo should learn lessons from the effect of the recent eruption in Iceland’s dairy farmers, and […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Groser optimistic after agricultural greenhouse gases meeting
Brian Fallow writes in the New Zealand Herald that the government is pleased with the outcome of the first Global […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Counting burps – it’s a gas
Kathy Marks of the NZ Herald reports on an Australian project in which sheep are to have their burp outputs […]
Continue readingTVNZ/Newstalk ZB: Researchers attempt to silence the lambs
Scientists all over the world are looking into strategies which would reduce the amount of methane produced by livestock. An […]
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