<p>Aim: Develop profitable dairy&nbsp;farming strategies that result in lower greenhouse gas emissions.</p>
<p class="h5">What does success look like?</p>
<p>Proven profitable strategies that minimize greenhouse gases.</p>
<p class="h5">How will&nbsp;we get there?</p>
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<p align="LEFT">Whole farm modelling to understand impacts of dierent farming practices on GHGs</p>
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<p align="LEFT">Development of key messages to assist extension work</p>
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<p class="h5">What input is needed?</p>
<p>Science is needed to demonstrate and evaluate farming practices that minimize greenhouse gas emissions intensity.</p>
<p>Commercial input is needed to promote research and proven strategies via industry channels.</p>
<p class="h5">What's the timeline?</p>
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<p class="h5">Lead research partner</p>
<p><a href="agresearch.html">AgResearch Limited</a></p>
<p class="h5">Latest progress</p>
<p>"SHEEP AND BEEF WORK IDENTIFYING STRATEGIES TO REDUCE GHGS: The NZAGRC team are working with two B+LNZ monitor farms. The farms now have substantial, robust data and baseline farm systems models which demonstrate the extent to which the key management decisions and efficiency drivers impact on current emissions intensity. The farms are at very different points in development cycle, so provide useful perspectives for informing the wider industry.</p>
<p align="LEFT">Practice-change scenarios have been modelled to predict emissions intensity for Onetai station, a coastal sheep and beef farm in the King country. Scenarios incorporating increased fertiliser use and finishing more stock on farm have predicted a 20 to 38% improvement in emissions intensity is possible."</p>
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