Diversifying for Better Performance and Fewer Emissions

Diversifying for Better Performance and Fewer Emissions

Ag Matters

Oxton Farm is Tripe family hill country between Whanganui and Hunterville, and ownership is passing from Nick Tripe to his son Johnny and daughter-in-law Emmeline. In this case study the family explain how planting and retiring land in mānuka for honey and carbon credits, alongside genetic gains in the ewe flock, is projected to cut net emissions by more than half.

The Tripes frame the changes as building a farm system that suits the land itself, supporting the wider river catchment and the generations of Tripes still to come.

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Forestry

  • Farm Systems Modelling for GHG Reduction on Multiple Enterprise Māori Farms

    Climate
    Collaboration
    Emissions reduction
    Forestry
    Greenhouse gas
    Horticulture
    Livestock
    On-farm actions
    Profitability
    Sequestration
    Sheep and beef
    Sustainability
    Whenua Māori

    This report uses two case studies to illustrate different ways that diversified Māori agribusinesses can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase profits.

  • Understanding carbon offsets

    Climate
    Biodiversity
    Emissions reduction
    Forestry
    Sequestration
    Sustainability

    Learn how tree planting on farms can earn carbon credits in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

Emissions reduction

  • Owl Farm case study - Greenhouse gas performance

    Climate
    Emissions reduction
    Greenhouse gas
    Methane

    Learn how Owl Farm cut biological greenhouse gas emissions over a ten year period.

  • Farming sustainably to enhance profits and reduce emissions

    Climate
    Adaptation
    Agribusiness
    Deer
    Emissions reduction
    Erosion
    On-farm actions
    Sheep and beef
    Sustainability

    A Manawatū hill country farm shares its journey of adapting to severe weather by moving to more sustainable practices.

Profitability

  • Reducing emissions without sacrificing profitability

    Climate
    Emissions reduction
    Erosion
    Profitability

    Learn how a Wairarapa coastal station cut net emissions while lifting lambing and profit.

  • Efficiency improvements

    Climate
    Emissions reduction
    Productivity
    Profitability

    See how using feed, fertiliser and stock more efficiently can lower emissions per unit produced.

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