All over the world the news is breaking that on a rocky outpost 100 miles west of Scotland the sheep are shrinking. The island is called Hirta and the breed of sheep is Soay. They are the most primative domestic animal in Europe preserved unchanged … [Read more...]
Survey
Having been subjected to a phone survey about agriculture and global warming I thought we could conduct our own survey. The question is ...Do you think emissions of methane from livestock contribute to global warming? This will be on the website … [Read more...]
Meat and Dairy under threat from misinformation
A study initiated by Fonterra has assessed the carbon footprint of every litre of milk it processes at 940 grams of CO2 equivalent. 85 % of these emissions are produced on farm, mostly as methane and nitrous oxide. All carbon footprint calculations … [Read more...]
Save the planet from bimbos and celebrities
Environmental groups like Greenpeace and now PETA are using celebrities and bimbos to advance their causes. If you judge it on the fact that they get TV coverage then it works. Here I was thinking a sound argument, logic and factual evidence would do … [Read more...]
Cheap bio fuel subsidised by farmers
Friday 5th June is World Environment Day. Gull is celebrating by discounting its bio fuel. This bio fuel is made from ethanol sourced from milk and sold by Fonterra. The assumption that bio fuel is good for the environment is that the carbon … [Read more...]
Country Channel
Look out for us on the Country Channel on Sky. It is channel 99 and I am told that if you subscribe to it you can get a tax deduction on some of your Sky subscription. Check this with your accountant as I am happy to give advice on livestock carbon … [Read more...]
Nitrous Oxide & DCD
Tuesdays NZ Herald carried this article called 'Farm Emissions Breakthrough'. It is about DCD and reducing nitrous oxide emissions Have a read and then read our press release. (the link is below )What we did not say in our press release is that the … [Read more...]
Revised carbon emissions for agriculture
Revised carbon liability for agriculture The Ministry of the Environment has released its review of New Zealand’s carbon emissions for the year 2008. It has updated our forecast carbon emissions for the Kyoto commitment for the period 2008- 2012. … [Read more...]
No voice for Pastural Farming Climate Research at the Beehive
The special select committee to review the emission trading scheme has refused to hear the submission by Pastural Farming Climate Research Inc. They site the number of submissions as being the reason. 278 submissions were received of which just over … [Read more...]
The Kyoto Folly – Lawnmower versus Sheep
New Zealand’s Emission Trading Scheme was devised to comply with the Kyoto Protocol. The Kyoto Protocol was devised to combat global warming. The idea is that a country’s carbon emissions are measured, or guessed, in line with clear rules laid out in … [Read more...]