Environment, The Experts

Tackling nutrient loss to waterways one farm at a time

9 August 2022

Significant and immediate reductions in nitrogen and phosphorus loss to waterways are possible if dairy farmers put good management practices into action.

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Research and Innovation, The Experts

Alternative Proteins as part of future farming: claim vs reality

9 August 2022

Provocative headlines are part of modern-day living, but what’s the truth when it comes to alternative proteins? In a recent paper, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Dr Ants Roberts and Mike Manning explored claims that dietary shifts will reduce climate change, finding that if veganism is the new future, not even the vegans would be better off.

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The Experts

Little and often hits the spot

9 August 2022

North Canterbury dairy farmers Kevin and Sara O’Neill have improved pasture quality by extending round lengths and applying different fertiliser mixes in a little-and-often approach.

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The Experts

The outlook for glyphosate

9 August 2022

Farmers will no doubt have been reeling from the price of glyphosate recently, which was caused by multiple but interrelating factors. On top of this, the world’s most widely used herbicide is under intense scrutiny here and overseas.

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