@LICnz is advertising a 3-year, fully funded PhD in their low-methane cattle breeding programme - a great opportunity to join this critical area of #Science. For more, see https://t.co/I9f6bOLhlZ
European brands being taken to court over claims of carbon neutrality achieved via offsetting, says Mark van Nieuwland @DSM - companies need to reduce emissions within their own supply chains
Apparently @Fonterra “Kowbucha” probiotics research all started with a 🐷! Really interesting talk from Shalome Bassett - 20% less methane in calf trials #NZACCC2023
Hong Di talks the audience through the process of selecting and testing potential nitrification inhibitors, kicking off the science sessions at #NZACCC2023 For more NZAGRC-funded science, see https://t.co/yn8k1qVb16
Some exciting investment into greenhouse gas mitigation research announced today by @DamienOConnorMP that includes $200k for research on the effect plantain has on nitrous oxide emissions, led by our own scientist Priscila Simon, working alongside @MasseyUni ..... /2
George Moss, a @DairyNZ climate change ambassador, sharing his pathway to reducing GHGs at #NZACCC2023 (you can read more of George’s story here https://t.co/l2hSRQ1ktc
Good grounding for the audience today with a panel discussion sharing farming perspectives on climate change - thanks to Nicky Hyslop, Charles Taituha, George Moss, Lee Matheson #NZACCC2023
Great to have Minister @DamienOConnorMP opening proceedings at #nzaccc2023 - incl. funding for 15 new PHDs and 12 post-docs - building critical capacity for research towards solutions for Ag GHGs @MPI_NZ
Great summary of global supply chain action on climate change from Melbourne University’s Prof Richard Eckard at #NZACCC2023 - market drivers are tightening up in this area
Ngā mihi nui Prof Tommy Boland for sharing Ireland’s journey to low emissions farming - they have a similar profile to NZ w 37% of GHGs from Ag @PallasTb
Great to have Minister @DamienOConnorMP opening proceedings at #nzaccc2023 - incl. funding for 15 new PHDs and 12 post-docs - building critical capacity for research towards solutions for Ag GHGs @MPI_NZ
So important to have Māori strategy to the fore on climate change issues; so good to have our own Urungi/Māori Strategy Director, Chris Koroheke, speaking today in his @nzagrc Toihau Chair role at the 2023 Agricultural Climate Change Conference
#NZACCC2023#climatechange
Whenua Māori + Māori agribusinesses are some of the most affected by Aotearoa’s changing climate - but they’re also out there at the edge of innovation, planning for a better future for generations to come. Sobering + inspiring kōrero from this afternoon’s panel at #nzaccc2023
Lachlan Monsbourgh @RabobankNZ speaking of the challenges with connecting consumers back to farmers - part of a panel of speakers discussing the alignment of corporate climate ambitions with sourcing realities #NZACCC2023