Story: Farming and the environment All images & media From page 1 – A modified landscape The Canterbury Plains, 1850 The Canterbury Plains, early 2000s Kiwifruit Sheep drench alternatives From page 2 – Early changes Kūmara production Pre-Māori vegetation cover (1st of 3) New Zealand vegetation cover around 1840 (2nd of 3) Native tussock grasslands (3rd of 3) Forest clearance Ditch digging Burning tussock From page 3 – Expansion in the 20th century Trial planting Burnt landscape North Island sheep and cattle farming From page 4 – Environmental impacts in the 2000s Hill country erosion Intensification of dairy farming From page 5 – Effects on soil and water Pugging of pasture Fertiliser application Farm wetlands Irrigation channel The nitrogen cycle in grazed pasture From page 6 – Biodiversity and greenhouse gas changes Extinct species Greenhouse gas emissions by sector Greenhouse gas emissions The ‘fart tax’ From page 7 – Clean green solutions Poplars for erosion control Flood control Nitrogen in the Waikato River From page 8 – Voluntary environmental management Queen Elizabeth II National Trust covenants Organic coriander Lake Kainui Landcare Group Clean Streams Accord
