Farming
Alternative labels
Farms
Farmers
Intensive farming
Report
How can Australia’s agriculture sector realise opportunity in a low emissions future?
This report outlines a number of technologies, practices and actions that easily reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Taken together, they suggest the Australian agriculture sector could play a significant role in pioneering global climate solutions, and take advantage of future opportunities to increase value and diversify on-farm revenue streams.
Briefing paper
An everyman's guide for a landholder to participate in soil carbon farming in Australia
Soil carbon farming has been mooted as one of the key strategies for offsetting Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions. This paper explains in simple terms the procedures for a landholder to participate in the Australian government’s Emissions Reduction Fund.
Discussion paper
Freshwater farm plan regulations
This consultation document seeks feedback on options that will inform the development of freshwater farm plan regulations under part 9A of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020.
Report
Overseer whole-model review
The Overseer is a model that aims to estimate farm-scale nutrient flows. This document reviews the Overseer model. This is necessary to assess whether it can confidently be used as a decision support tool.
Guide
How to talk about the future of farming in Aotearoa New Zealand
This guide is for people in communications, science, policy and community roles who want to talk effectively about the future of farming, and land-use change in particular.