The plan provides for compensation of 25 million euros for farmers, who however protest Too many cows equals too much manure. And too much pollution. It is the situation in Holland for which to solve the problem proposes a shocking solution: to cull a third of the cow farms to save the environment. Holland shock: …
Shock proposal: to reduce pollution, kill one in three cows Read More »
MPs from different parties are calling for a vote in the National Assembly on the free trade agreement between New Zealand and the European Union. From rebellious France to the presidential majority, via Les Républicains, some 130 deputies asked the President of the National Assembly for a debate followed by a vote on the free …
A South Canterbury bull with an “impressive” pedigree broke the South Island record Friday, selling for nearly 10 times the average price and breaking the South Island record. The bull, number 24 R705, is a 2-year-old Angus that sold for $92,500. His value was confirmed by DNA descended from a line of long-growing bulls, including …
South Island bull sells for $92,500, nearly 10 times the average price. Read More »
New Zealand is to become the first country in the world where farmers will pay for emissions from sheep and cattle. New Zealand’s Ministers of Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment yesterday unveiled a draft plan to put a price on agricultural emissions, aimed at reducing emissions from sheep and cattle burping. Under the draft plan, …
In New Zealand, farmers will pay for harmful emissions from sheep and cattle. Read More »
Farmers are being given different rules to manage winter grazing after Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor and Environment Minister David Parker announced changes to the rules on Thursday. “The amendments will require the reseeding of grazing paddocks with annual fodder crops as soon as conditions allow, rather than by a set date,” O’Connor said. According to …
Changes to the regulations for intensive winter grazing, including the start date Read More »
Victoria’s Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Charles Milne has played down concerns over the detection of toxic chemicals in livestock near the Esso gas plant in Gippsland. The Department of Agriculture has confirmed that 45 cattle and 45 sheep from three farms in Longford tested positive for elevated levels of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The chemicals were …
The toxic chemical PFAS found in livestock is not a concern, says Victoria’s chief vet. Read More »
