Relevant in NZ incl, narrowing of braided rivers in #Canterbury by encroaching agriculture seeing faster flows & reduced soakage into #aquifers.
#dairying #agriculture #Agsky

Climate minister calls out dairy industry Simon Watts is pre-emptively turning the blame for lack of climate action onto Fonterra and the dairy industry, ahead of announcing a new methane target.

Climate minister calls out dairy industry
#agsky #Dairying #methanereduction
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Just finished a story on a dairy farmer in #Victoria, #Australia who had solar panels installed on his Dairy shed paid for an environmental grant from the supermarket chain he suppies, along with a seperate grant from the government. He’s cut his power bill in half.
#agsky #renewables #dairying

Andy was New Zealand's biggest milk tanker fan. He had a very special send off Andrew Oliver defied the odds, living with Fryns-Aftimos syndrome to the age of 41. He loved farming, tankers, fire engines, daily routines.

A bit teary over this. Andy the farm boy who never grew up - our own #PeterPan.

Andy was New Zealand's biggest #MilkTanker fan. He had a very special send off.
#agsky #Dairying
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Person processing wood products out of coppiced hedge

Flyer advertising Field Day at Fring Estate with photos of Ian Robertson and Matt England, and a combine harvesting cereal with clover understorey plus text about the event

Flyer advertising Field Day at Fraser farms with photof Jonty Brunyee, and Alex and Hannah Fraser, and scenes from the farm, plus text about the event

Promo image for Agricology podcast series 2 - to till or not to till

Our latest Agricology Newsletter is out! It's packed with podcasts, blogs, field days and new resources. #Tillage #livingmulches #grazing #coppicing #dairying
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Important for farmers to understand and recognise the down stream effects of overuse of #NitrogenFertiliser and intensive farming so they can tweak/change systems to be more efficient and step lighter.
#agsky #agriculture #dairying

More info mini thread.
#agsky #LoweringEmissions #agriculture #dairying

Tackling methane from the inside - NZ Dairy Exporter Bringing a new science or technology product to market can be time-consuming and expensive but help is on hand to develop tools to reduce onfarm emissions. Delwyn DIckey takes a look at bolus technolo...

I wrote about the potential of bolus tech and reducing #methane a couple of years ago, along with the challenges of bringing new tech/products to market - still relevant.
#agsky #dairying
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#agsky #dairying

Red seaweed cuts methane emissions from cattle, scientists say Red seaweed - grown in Bluff - significantly reduces methane emissions in beef and dairy cattle with no adverse effects to the animals, their products or the environment, scientists say.

Trouble is feed additives don't work well for our pastoral systems where animals are mostly outside grazing. Slow release options like boluses may be a better option for NZ.
Red seaweed cuts #methane emissions from cattle, scientists say. #agsky #dairying
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Conspiracy theory on methane-cutting cow feed a ‘wake-up call’, say scientists Social media storm of misinformation about Bovaer has drawn in Reform UK, the dairy industry and even Bill Gates

Aside from cattle belching, not flatulence, being the source of #methane - interesting read. Ignorance on social media yet again - but that's where people are now.
Conspiracy theory on methane-cutting cow feed a ‘wake-up call’, say scientists
#agsky #dairying
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Farm consultants behind company that left cows in ‘appalling’ conditions Investigators say the three farm consultants knew their cows were in bad conditions - something one of them disputes.

There's no excuse for this - just awful conditions for those animals and distressing for the staff who tried to intervene on their behalf.

Farm consultants behind company that left cows in ‘appalling’ conditions.
#agsky #AnimalWelfare #dairying
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How to do a #cross-cultural search for #dairying and #reindeer in eHRAFWorldCultures