The New Zealand fund for global partnerships in Livestock Emissions Research will announce a second round of funding in the coming weeks. 


The four Challenges to be addressed will in essence remain the same as in the current funding round but there will be some changes to the explanatory text to assist bid writers better meet the challenges. The Challenges are:


	Manipulating rumen function
	Reducing nitrous oxide emissions from soils in predominantly grazing livestock systems
	Manipulating the rates of soil carbon change in predominantly grazing livestock systems
	Improved tools for farmer decision making in predominantly grazing livestock systems 


For more information go to www.mpi.govt.nz/nzlivestockemissionsfund.