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March 15, 2020
On-farm Understanding for Farmers: Mitigating methane emissions from ruminants – the current
Summary of NZ research underway to better understand what happens in livestock rumen that leads to methane production, and how animal breeding, diet- and rumen-manipulation might help to reduce enteric methane emissions without increasing emissions of other greenhouse gases.
Read time: 5 min
Pdf, 641 KB
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January 1, 2018
Facing up to pest, weed and disease incursions as the world
Summary of threats to New Zealand’s biosecurity from pests, weeds and diseases, including changing import pathways, border management and host suitability, as the climate warms. Findings identified by a 2015 study led by CRIs and Lincoln University.
Read time: 4 min
Pdf, 456 KB
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January 1, 2018
Methane inhibitors – helping to nip a problem greenhouse gas in the
Summary of the research pipeline, efficacy, progress, challenges and pathway to commercialisation of methane inhibitors – a promising tool for reducing the amount of methane (a powerful greenhouse gas) belched out by ruminant animals.
Read time: 4 min
Pdf, 598 KB
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January 1, 2018
Sizing up the emissions footprint on low and high input dairy
Overview of multi-season studies involving SLMACC, NZAGRC, AgResearch, Lincoln University and DairyNZ investigating the practicality, economic returns and impacts on water and greenhouse gas emissions of increased-efficiency dairy systems in Canterbury.
Read time: 4 min
Pdf, 819 KB
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January 1, 2018
Tapping into a tradition of adaptation in a warming
Summary of results of a 2009 study (published in a 2012 report) by CRIs and DairyNZ into ways in which the primary sector can adapt to climate variability and uncertainty by building resilience and reducing vulnerability.
Read time: 4 min
Pdf, 393 KB
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November 1, 2011
Rural Fire Research Update: Future fire
Overview of a 2011 study by the SCION Rural Fire Research Group that aimed to improve estimates of the effects of climate change on fire danger in New Zealand in the 2040s and 2090s. Results of the study indicate that fire climate severity is likely to rise significantly in many parts of the country.
Read time: 8 min
Pdf, 465 KB
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November 1, 2010
Cropping: Managing in a changing
Overview of the general impacts – some positive, some negative – that a warming climate will have on arable cropping in New Zealand.
Read time: 5 min
Pdf, 192 KB
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August 1, 2009
Climate change: A guide for land managers 1 - The theory, the history, the
An overview of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) knowledge about climate change, including a summary of the science and its development, the contribution of human activities to climate change, possible responses, and sources of more information.
Read time: 10 min
Pdf, 2.8 MB
