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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.

    Environment

    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.

    Environment
  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Related tools

    Riparian Planner

    Creating a riparian management plan to fence, plant and protect waterways is now easy with our new online tool.

    Tools

    Environment

    Dairy Effluent Storage Calculator (DESC)

    The Dairy Effluent Storage Calculator (DESC) tool helps determine dairy effluent storage requirements for dairy farms.

    Tools

    Environment

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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’.

    Environment

    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’.

    Environment
  • 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

  • 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

  • Climate overview

    Governments, communities, businesses and individuals around the world are increasingly focused on reducing emissions to limit further rises in global temperatures. DairyNZ has a programme of work underway to support farmers to respond.

    Environment

    2 min read

    Climate overview

    Governments, communities, businesses and individuals around the world are increasingly focused on reducing emissions to limit further rises in global temperatures. DairyNZ has a programme of work underway to support farmers to respond.

    Environment

    2 min read