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Category: climate change

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Soil Health and Carbon Results on Three Organic Farms

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022 Organic Dairy Pastoral Group

HB Future Farming have been examining the interesting soil health and carbon sequestration results over time on three Organic Farms in the Patoka. Continue reading Soil Health and Carbon Results on Three Organic Farms

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Regenerative Hot Dogs

October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 Organic Dairy Pastoral Group

Land to Market, a Savory Institute initiative, aims to bring together brands across the world who are seeking to promote food containing raw materials that have been farmed regeneratively, using a protocol of measured outcomes. Continue reading Regenerative Hot Dogs

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Have Your Say on Glyphosate Usage

September 29, 2021October 1, 2021 Organic Dairy Pastoral Group

If you have something to say about the use of Glyphosate in the environment, here are two links to online Glyphosate actions – one a call for submissions, and the other a petition to reduce usage Continue reading Have Your Say on Glyphosate Usage

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New Zealand’s First Certified Carbon-Neutral Farm

September 17, 2021September 17, 2021 Organic Dairy Pastoral Group

Many high country sheep and beef farms are already carbon-neutral or very close, as research at AUT discovered last year. It’s just a case of proving it, like Lake Hawea Station did, to become the first carbon-neutral farm in New Zealand. Continue reading New Zealand’s First Certified Carbon-Neutral Farm

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Urgent Action Needed for Soil Pollution

July 27, 2021July 27, 2021 Organic Dairy Pastoral Group

With fertile soil now being lost at a rate of 24bn tonnes a year, pollution of the world’s soils will only get worse if urgent action isn’t taken, concludes a new UN report. And this will have a devastating effect on our fragile ecosystems and human health. Continue reading Urgent Action Needed for Soil Pollution

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Greening the Desert with Agave

July 25, 2021July 25, 2021 Organic Dairy Pastoral Group

The Billion Agave Project – In Mexico, a group of farmers are regenerating their desert land with agaves, deep-rooted nitrogen-fixing companion trees and holistic grazing. Continue reading Greening the Desert with Agave

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Walter Jehne: In-Depth on the Soil Carbon Sponge

July 19, 2021July 19, 2021 Organic Dairy Pastoral Group

An in-depth interview with Walter Jehne, soil microbiologist and climate scientist, on the crucial Soil Carbon Sponge. Continue reading Walter Jehne: In-Depth on the Soil Carbon Sponge

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ODPG WEBINAR: Methane. Friend or Foe?

July 9, 2021July 9, 2021 Organic Dairy Pastoral Group

Our next webinar will be looking at livestock methane in terms of carbon emissions in the farming industry. Continue reading ODPG WEBINAR: Methane. Friend or Foe?

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Does Climate Commission Report Fail to Push a Farming Switch

June 23, 2021June 28, 2021 Organic Dairy Pastoral Group

An article in Scoop focuses on the Climate Change Commission’s report, which advocates sweeping changes in many areas, but unfortunately does not go far enough in the field of agriculture. Continue reading Does Climate Commission Report Fail to Push a Farming Switch

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Microbes and the Soil Carbon Cycle

April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 Organic Dairy Pastoral Group

This article – ‘Grow Roots to put Soil Microbes to Work’ – from the Rodale Institute with Soil Ecologist Francesca Cotrufo (Ph.D) provides a great explanation of the role of microbes and roots in the sequestration of carbon in soil. Continue reading Microbes and the Soil Carbon Cycle

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