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Why using more fertiliser and feed does not necessarily raise dairy farm profits but increases climate harm

Dairy farming in New Zealand has intensified by using more supplementary feed. While this boosts production, costs also rise and this ultimately cuts profits - and it adds more harm to the climate.
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences farmpredict model finds that changes in climate conditions since 2000 have cut farm profits by 22% overall, and by 35% for cropping farms.. ABARES/Shutterstock

Climate change since 2000 has cut farm profits 22%

For crop farmers, the risk of low profit years has doubled.

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