Ag emissions
Episode 91 – Net Zero Pilot Dairy Farm
The race to a net zero dairy farm is on, with Taranaki’s Net Zero Pilot Dairy Farm trialling ways to lower emissions while maintaining profitability.
In this episode, Anne Lee speaks with Dr Talia Grala from Fonterra’s On-Farm Excellence team about the progress at the Net Zero Pilot Dairy Farm in Taranaki. The 250ha farm is a partnership with Nestlé and is run in conjunction with Dairy Trust Taranaki. The aim is to achieve a commercially viable net-zero system by 2032.
Doing nothing is not an option
The New Zealand dairy sector may already be among the most greenhouse gas (GHG) efficient in the world but doing nothing is not an option when it comes to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, Fonterra chairman Peter McBride says. By Anne Lee.
Emissions – By the numbers
Lincoln University Demonstration Farm (LUDF) has done the numbers on how the industry’s He Waka Eke Noa proposals would affect the farm. Anne Lee reports.
What’s in the pipeline
Researchers are busy seeking a wide range of solutions for reducing or eliminating methane and other Greenhouse Gas emissions from agriculture. Anne Lee reports.