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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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March 12, 2020
Case study 9, in Adapting to Climate Change in Eastern
Marlborough sheep and beef farmers, Kevin and Carol Loe, have evolved a more ecological approach to farming by identifying and working within the limits of their land and a dry, windy climate. This case study documents the steps they have taken to manage water and wind erosion in particular.
Read time: 15 min
Pdf, 833 KB
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March 12, 2020
Climate variability will affect sheep, beef and arable farming in New
Advice from MPI on the expected general impacts – both positive and negative – of climate change on the sheep and beef and arable sectors. Impacts will vary from region to region.
Read time: 3 min
Pdf, 3.2 MB
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March 11, 2020
Case study 10, in Adapting to Climate Change in Eastern
Over a 30-year period, Alan Totty has invested considerably in his 284-hectare sheep and beef farm near Ashburton to ensure it can cope with the increasingly extreme Canterbury climate. This case study documents measures he has taken to build resilience against drought, wind and snow.
Read time: 15 min
Pdf, 765 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
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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December 1, 2010
Reducing risk: Combining complementary farming blocks in different climatic
Describes how Oamaru beef and sheep farmers, Ross and Jackie Beckingsale, use twin blocks of land in close proximity but different climate zones to provide flexibility and resilience. By working the blocks as a complementary system, business risks and local climatic challenges are better managed.
Read time: 8 min
Pdf, 268 KB
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November 1, 2010
Drought: Learning from the
Outlines a study conducted in 2008 by AgResearch on how farming communities in North Otago and South Canterbury adapted to and coped with severe droughts that occurred in 1988-89 and 1997-99. Includes preparation and coping strategies for future droughts.
Read time: 4 min
Pdf, 162 KB
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November 1, 2010
Focus on sustainability: A Hawke’s Bay hill country
Study of how the owners of a Hawkes Bay beef and sheep farm have invested in a low cost/low input farm system, with reduced profitability, to build resilience and sustainability in a changing climate. Changes were in response to a 2007 drought, which had severe financial impacts on the farm.
Read time: 8 min
Pdf, 495 KB
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November 1, 2010
Managing climate change: Farming in the high
Haldon Station is a large, commercially-diverse high-country sheep, beef and deer farm in the Mackenzie Country, where the climate is extreme and variable. This case study describes how the manager has diversified and intensified the business to reduce risk and ensure sustainability.
Read time: 10 min
Pdf, 295 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
