Some practices and technologies have been promoted as options to reduce emissions, but research is ongoing to get them into the national greenhouse gas inventory and/or fully demonstrate their efficacy on farm.

Some supplementary feeds reduce methane emissions per unit of feed intake, while others help reduce nitrous oxide emissions by decreasing the amount of nitrogen excreted onto pastures.

Making a deliberate decision to milk only once a day throughout lactation can, under the right circumstances, reduce emissions and maintain profitability.

Reducing the use of nitrogen fertiliser is a measurable way of reducing the amount of nitrogen available in the soil to be transformed into nitrous oxide.

Practices and technologies for reducing on-farm greenhouse gas emissions fall into three categories: those verified by science and available to farmers now, those that might reduce emissions but where research is still ongoing, and those under development

The actions you could consider to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, maintain soil carbon and work towards other environmental goals will vary depending on your farm type.

Explore videos and other information about primary production and climate change, including ideas and emerging technologies to help reduce emissions on-farm.

The Government has set a target of reducing nitrous oxide emissions to net zero by 2050, meaning on-farm action is critical.