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New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre nzagrc.org.nz
Palmerston North Citynzagrc.org.nzJoined August 2017

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If you need a summary of the latest Synthesis Report, check out these sobering haiku by
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I put the latest #IPCC Synthesis #climatereport into a set of 35 haiku / #sciku. Obviously this is my personal interpretation, not an official 'translation'. Hope you enjoy it nonetheless. (Link to the full sciku set at the end of the thread.) @thescikuproject @IPCC_CH
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Apparently “Kowbucha” probiotics research all started with a 🐷! Really interesting talk from Shalome Bassett - 20% less methane in calf trials #NZACCC2023
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European brands being taken to court over claims of carbon neutrality achieved via offsetting, says Mark van Nieuwland @DSM - companies need to reduce emissions within their own supply chains
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Good grounding for the audience today with a panel discussion sharing farming perspectives on climate change - thanks to Nicky Hyslop, Charles Taituha, George Moss, Lee Matheson #NZACCC2023
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Great summary of global supply chain action on climate change from Melbourne University’s Prof Richard Eckard at #NZACCC2023 - market drivers are tightening up in this area
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Ngā mihi nui Prof Tommy Boland for sharing Ireland’s journey to low emissions farming - they have a similar profile to NZ w 37% of GHGs from Ag
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Whenua Māori + Māori agribusinesses are some of the most affected by Aotearoa’s changing climate - but they’re also out there at the edge of innovation, planning for a better future for generations to come. Sobering + inspiring kōrero from this afternoon’s panel at #nzaccc2023
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Lachlan Monsbourgh speaking of the challenges with connecting consumers back to farmers - part of a panel of speakers discussing the alignment of corporate climate ambitions with sourcing realities #NZACCC2023
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NZ Ag + Climate Change conference underway in Poneke/Wellington today. acknowledged the devastating effects of the recent weather events and the challenges of reducing GHGs at the same time as building resilience to a rapidly changing climate #NZACCC2023
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Ngā pitopito kōrero: We have extended the deadline for applications to Pūtea Rangahau to 9am, Friday 10 March in light of the devastating effects of Cyclone Gabrielle. All the details can be found here: nzagrc.org.nz/news-and-event
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Ki te hoe! We have funding available to support #mātaurangamāori and #kaupapamāori research into #climatechange and #agriculture #GHG - come join us on this journey: nzagrc.org.nz/news-and-event
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Congratulations team! Great to be a part of this important mahi
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Our research in the climate change/greenhouse gas space has netted us the Supreme Award in the @science_nz Awards for a second consecutive year - with our Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Inventory Development Team being honoured at tonight's awards dinner 👏🏆.... /3
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Round of applause to the NZAGRC's Principal Science Advisor for her amazing contributing to global methane knowledge 👏👏👏
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In 2010 there were only 15 rumen microbe sequences. Since 2018, @Leahy_SC’s work with @JGI boosted that number by 410! Learn more in this #JGIota, a #GenomeInsider podcast minisode. #jgi25 @NZAGRC @GRA_GHG @BerkeleyLab jgi.doe.gov/jgiota-looking
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Great to see the #Hungate1000 work continuing to have an impact
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This #JGIota, a #GenomeInsider podcast minisode, features @Leahy_SC of @NZAGRC, Bill Kelly of @AgResearchNEWS and the #Hungate1000 — a trove of rumen microbe genome sequences created with @JGI to study methane production and reduction: jgi.doe.gov/jgiota-looking
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If you haven't signed up already, come join us on Monday for the latest State of Science on breeding low methane cattle: nzagrc.org.nz/news-and-event
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Join us for another State of Science webinar this month! Dr Lorna McNaughton from @LICnz will be sharing the latest results from the low-methane dairy cow project: 1pm, 22 August nzagrc.org.nz/news-and-event
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