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Launch of New Global Agricultural Emissions Research Alliance

June 22, 2011 No comments yet

This Friday (24 June), a new global research alliance of 36 national governments will officially be launched at a signing ceremony in Rome.
The Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases will look to find ways of increasing food production without increasing greenhouse gas emissions by coordinating the world’s top scientists in agricultural emissions research and

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Turning Lost Nutrients into Feed Grass

April 13, 2009 1 comment

Livestock is a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, especially in New Zealand.
A compound developed by Lincoln University scientists, when applied to urine patches in pastures, helps prevent the formation of these gases and nutrient leaching. Keeping nutrients in the soil improves pasture growth and provides an inexpensive form of additional feed.
The product is

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