NZ PRESS: Carter To Convert Some Forests For Dairying
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WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--New Zealand&#39;s Carter Holt Harvey Ltd. (CAH.NZ) has identified 9,500 hectares of its forest estate in the central North Island for conversion to dairying, according to industry sources
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By Mark Grossi, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Dec. 14--Dairy farmer Eric Westra told state regulators Wednesday he has good reasons for complying with potentially expensive new water rules.
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CUATRO CI&#xC9;NEGAS, Mexico -- Dairy farming is endangering an ancient oasis in the Great Chihuahuan Desert that scientists say can help them understand earth's beginnings, global warming, and the chances of life on Mars.
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By SWALLOW, Andrew  Waimate Lions Club is organising a conserved forage competition which offers a win-win opportunity for farmers and the rural community, it believes.
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By GARDNER, Chris  Former Fonterra environmental programmes manager Gwyn Morgan has joined Dexcel to assist with the implementation of the Dairy Industry Strategy for Sustainable Environmental Management.
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By The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Feb. 14--You'd think the chairman of the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee would be up on environmental issues.
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Poor farmersâ simple methods have helped lead to millions of newly tree-covered acres in a dust-choked region.
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By The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho  Dec. 15--Jerome County commissioners know all too well how difficult dairy issues are to explain to some local residents. So you'd think they'd be just as cautious about explaining dairy zoning to national tourists.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard has promised to preserve Tasmania's forests while keeping loggers in work.
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Pristine forests offer the rare primates a much healthier diet, an anthropologist says, in a finding that may shape future protection efforts on the African island nation of Madagascar.
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By Blair Goldstein, The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Va.  Sep. 6--Ted Harris said his dream is to preserve patches of forestland  across the state.   A recent grant awarded to the 500-Year Forest Foundation marks one of the  first steps to his long-term vision.
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By Denis CuffSTAFF  A conservation group announced a deal last week to buy a half- square-mile of spring-fed grasslands and oak forests north of Clayton, where county-approved growth limits scuttled plans to build housing.
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President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Monday that rich nations should pay poorer countries to preserve their forests because the rich are responsible for most of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.
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By TACON, Terry  NEW ZEALAND dairy farmers can learn a little from their Australian counterparts about water recycling, but that's about all.
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By TACON, Terry  TARANAKI dairy farmers wanting to buy cows may find them hard to obtain because of pressure from South Island buyers.
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Millions of acres of the country's largest national forest would be open for logging and other development under a Bush administration forest management plan released yesterday, a move critics said will hurt wildlife and destroy pristine lands.
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By GALLOWAY, Jill  It makes good sense and money to feed cows supplementary feed to boost milk production all year round on Brian and Joanne Guy's dairy farm near Feilding.   Simon Redmond is the dairy consultant who advises at the farm.