Why using more fertilizer and feed does not necessarily raise dairy farm profits but increases climate harm

Credit: The Conversation

New Zealand is in an unusual position in the developed world when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions. About half of all emissions come from agriculture, and almost a quarter can be attributed to biological emissions (nitrous oxide and methane) from the dairy sector.

The latest synthesis report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in March…

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