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Research and Innovation, Environment, The Experts
Microbial ‘game changer’ a win-win for productivity and the environment
3 February 2023
Lincoln University researchers working alongside Ravensdown have discovered that a naturally occurring microbe could help substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and the loss of nitrogen to waterways.
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Environment, The Experts
Project prepares for shifting climate
3 February 2023
Dr Nick Cradock-Henry did his PhD on climate change adaptation in the Bay of Plenty. He now spends a fair bit of time visiting regional New Zealand helping plan ways to adapt to climate change, leading a four-year MPI-funded project ‘Adaptation Pathways’. Since September, he has worked for GNS Science as principal scientist.
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Advice, Environment, The Experts
Understand what you can do: making a plan for new intensive winter grazing regulations
11 August 2022
New government regulations for intensive winter grazing come into effect on 1 November 2022. These were initiated to mitigate the effect of land use on groundwater and freshwater bodies such as lakes, rivers and streams.
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