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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
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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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
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
