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Farming profitability through climate change

Monday 3 October 2011, 5:55PM

By Bay of Plenty Regional Council

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BAY OF PLENTY

Maintaining farm productivity and profits in an uncertain climate

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A seminar for anyone interested in agriculture, climate and New Zealand's future

Dr Jim Salinger presents the latest information on climate change science and its impacts on New Zealand farming and communities and at a local level.
                
Rod Oram discusses emissions trading and compare New Zealand's climate change targets with our trading partners' targets, and what this means for agricultural trade.  
     
Professor Caroline Saunders' material covers what climate change means for agricultural trade and what practical and cost-effective steps farmers can take to reduce their emissions while improving their economic viability and business opportunities in a changing world.