Zespri looking for growers to take part in zero carbon product trial
Zespri is seeking expressions of interest from growers and
post-harvest for a SunGold Kiwifruit Carbon-Zero trial that
will start June 2022 and run for two full seasons
Silver Fern Farms – carbon zero beef to hit US shelves
New Zealand-grown beef, with a net carbon zero footprint, goes on sale in US stores this month, the culmination of a two-year pilot to prove contributing farms sequester more carbon than they emit.
From Monday, consumers of selected New York and Los Angeles supermarkets will be able to buy Silver Fern Farms (SFF) branded net carbon zero Angus ribeye, New York strip steaks, ground beef and other cuts, for which farmers will receive a premium.
IAG – Reduction and adaptation go hand in hand
Yesterday the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released their latest report on the impacts we’re seeing from climate change and the need for us to adapt quickly.
Victoria University of Wellington – Our cities need to capture carbon, not just offset it
One clear solution to biodiversity loss and climate change is to integrate green spaces into urban buildings, as well as between them, as they have done successfully in Singapore.
Auckland Council – Hydrogen buses, urban ngahere part of $1B plan to make Tāmaki greener
Auckland Council will spend $1 billion mitigating climate change including planting rākau and buying a fleet of 79 hydrogen or electric buses, if its latest Climate Action plan (Te Tāruke-Ā-Tāwhiri) is approved.
Transpower consulting on Renewable Energy Zones
Transpower today launched a national consultation on the concept of Renewable Energy Zones and a potential pilot project in Northland.
Transpower General Manager External Affairs, Raewyn Moss, said Renewable Energy Zones (REZs) are a way of providing electricity infrastructure that lifts the amount of renewable energy available to New Zealanders.
Fonterra set to be home to NZ’s first electric milk tanker
More than 100 years ago, Fonterra’s Waitoa site had New Zealand’s largest fleet of electric milk trucks. Fast-forward to 2022, the site is set to welcome New Zealand’s first modern electric milk tanker.
Fonterra’s NZMP Organic Butter – Carbonzero Certified wins awards
New Zealand Milk Products (NZMP) has recently picked up some new awards for its Organic Butter – Carbonzero Certified.
NZMP is Fonterra’s brand of dairy ingredients and solutions, providing one of the broadest dairy ingredient offerings in the world.
Z Energy begins scaling up EV network
Co-funding from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) through the Low Emissions Transport Fund (LETF) will enable Z Energy (Z) to take a significant step forward in the scaling up of its EV charging network by supporting EV charging capability at seven Z sites.
LIC – Meet New Zealand’s coolest cows
It’s been a hot summer and we’re not the only ones feeling the heat. As temperatures rise globally, heat stress is becoming more common in our national dairy herd too.
Fortunately, Kiwi scientists are one step closer to enabling farmers to breed more heat tolerant cows after a trial found that dairy cows with the ‘slick’ gene are less affected by heat stress compared to their non-slick counterparts.