Total results 49
Total results 49
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Winter crop paddock selection
Wintering starts with picking the right paddocks. Your choice impacts crop yield, cost, and winter success.
Environment•6 min read
Winter crop paddock selection
Wintering starts with picking the right paddocks. Your choice impacts crop yield, cost, and winter success.
Environment•6 min read
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Reduce E. coli loss
E.coli is an important water quality challenge facing farmers, but the good news is that there are options for managing it in a farm system.
EnvironmentReduce E. coli loss
E.coli is an important water quality challenge facing farmers, but the good news is that there are options for managing it in a farm system.
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Carbon offsets
Tree planting on your dairy farm can provide multiple benefits including potentially earning carbon credits in the ETS.
Environment•3 min read
Carbon offsets
Tree planting on your dairy farm can provide multiple benefits including potentially earning carbon credits in the ETS.
Environment•3 min read
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Adapting to a changing climate
Building resilience into a farm system is key for coping with changing weather patterns, increased temperatures, and adverse events.
Environment•5 min read
Adapting to a changing climate
Building resilience into a farm system is key for coping with changing weather patterns, increased temperatures, and adverse events.
Environment•5 min read
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Related tools
Riparian Planner
Creating a riparian management plan to fence, plant and protect waterways is now easy with our new online tool.
Tools
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Dairy Effluent Storage Calculator (DESC)
The Dairy Effluent Storage Calculator (DESC) tool helps determine dairy effluent storage requirements for dairy farms.
Tools
Environment
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Reduce sediment loss
The loss of sediment from a farm can affect farm productivity, as well as the health of waterways. The good news is there are on-farm actions that can help.
Environment•2 min read
Reduce sediment loss
The loss of sediment from a farm can affect farm productivity, as well as the health of waterways. The good news is there are on-farm actions that can help.
Environment•2 min read
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Biodiversity
Thriving biodiversity supports dairy farming by enhancing water quality, reducing soil erosion, and providing habitats for native species.
Environment•2 min read
Biodiversity
Thriving biodiversity supports dairy farming by enhancing water quality, reducing soil erosion, and providing habitats for native species.
Environment•2 min read
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Crossings
Stream crossings on dairy farms prevent harm to aquatic habitats, reduce pollution, and boost livestock health.
Environment•3 min read
Crossings
Stream crossings on dairy farms prevent harm to aquatic habitats, reduce pollution, and boost livestock health.
Environment•3 min read
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Fish passage
Fish need to move up and down waterways to feed, breed, and migrate between the sea and freshwater to complete their life cycle. Anything that stops fish movements is called a ‘fish passage barrier’.
EnvironmentFish passage
Fish need to move up and down waterways to feed, breed, and migrate between the sea and freshwater to complete their life cycle. Anything that stops fish movements is called a ‘fish passage barrier’.
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Wetlands
Protecting, restoring and creating wetlands on-farm can reduce nutrient losses, decrease the impact of floods and provide valuable habitat for native plants and animals.
Environment•3 min read
Wetlands
Protecting, restoring and creating wetlands on-farm can reduce nutrient losses, decrease the impact of floods and provide valuable habitat for native plants and animals.
Environment•3 min read
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Managing GHG emissions
It is estimated that biological emissions can be reduced by up to 10% for the dairy sector through farm management practices. DairyNZ is helping identify options to reduce emissions, improve farm system efficiency, and strengthen profitability.
Environment•4 min read
Managing GHG emissions
It is estimated that biological emissions can be reduced by up to 10% for the dairy sector through farm management practices. DairyNZ is helping identify options to reduce emissions, improve farm system efficiency, and strengthen profitability.
Environment•4 min read