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Sustainability
April 12, 2025
New Zealand farmers are well-accustomed to turning sunlight into food and fibre. Now, as Mike Casey writes, there’s an opportunity to turn that sunlight into something else that will benefit New Zealand and the rural sector: renewable electricity.
By Dr. GintarÄ— BidlauskienÄ— April 12, 2025
A recent study published in the international science journal Scientific Reports explores how pre-industrial communities in north-eastern Europe adapted their farming strategies in response to climatic shifts over the past two millennia. The research highlights how these early farmers mitigated risks associated with crop failures by strategically selecting and cultivating buffer crops. With climate change bringing more extreme weather conditions, including prolonged droughts and heat waves, Australian farmers could gain valuable insights from these historical strategies to enhance productivity and profitability in modern agriculture.
March 6, 2025
With efficient and lower emission energy solutions uppermost on farmers’ minds, ELGAS is committed to working with Australia's agricultural sector with LPG.
By Dr Chris Parker June 27, 2024
The Australian beef industry plays a unique and important role in the global push to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, however current emissions calculations are stymying its potential to be part of the climate change solution.
June 27, 2024
Peter Doyle started using Totally Natural Nutrition (TNN) Australia’s products on his rural property, near Dubbo NSW, and became a reseller 15 years ago. He was so pleased with the results that in late 2022 he bought the company.
By By Jessica Martyn May 15, 2024
Known for having achieved his goal of running his farm at carbon zero only to revert to a carbon-emitting model, Mark Wootton is one to watch within his niche – a case study for many progressive farmers. In a recent conversation, he shared his insights into managing carbon on the farm and the key things farmers need to know as the trajectory shift towards carbon zero continues.
By Warwick Lorenz February 24, 2023
Australian Poet and Fiction Writer Dorothea McKellar’s vision for Australia is still waiting to be realised. But where will all the water come from?
March 1, 2022
Flow is today launching its Billions of Blossoms impact project to help to arrest the drastic decline in crucial insect populations worldwide.
By Elizabeth Gracie September 7, 2020
A $1.5m legume research project led by the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) is expected to boost Tasmania’s red meat industry by identifying and establishing resilient and productive perennial legume species to fill feed gaps.
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