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Soil nitrogen treatment alters microbiome networks across farm niches

A farm is a collection of interlinked ecological habitats split by locations, including above-ground, below-ground, and animal-associated niches each harbouring unique microbiomes. We examined agricultural…
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Opportunities for Māori to access premium market: Results from a Māori agribusiness survey

This report outlines the constraints on Māori agribusinesses accessing premium markets and mechanisms for overcoming constraints. The report is based on a survey of Māori…
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Winning the Green Premium: Red Meat Sector webinar

Red meat consumers are demanding ever-greater sustainability in their food choices. That comes with a financial cost. How can producers earn more to cover these…
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Capturing premiums for authentic Māori agrifood products: Consumer willingness to pay and authentication processes

This report examines the types of premiums that Māori agrifood producers can get for their products through indigenous branding and environmental credentials generated by the…
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National contaminant mapping of soil losses from surficial erosion: an analysis of livestock grazing pressures on soil losses across NZ

For the first time, a national-scale soil loss model of New Zealand has captured both inherent landuse properties, alongside high-resolution calculations of livestock grazing densities…
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Predicting Land-Based Nitrogen loads and Attenuation in the Rangitikei River Catchment – the Implications for Land Use

Where both the intensity of land use in high N-attenuation areas was increased and the intensity of land use in low N-attenuation areas was decreased,…
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Geographically-explicit, dynamic partial equilibrium model of regional primary value chains – Mathematical formulation and application to forestry in Northland region of New Zealand

This paper lays out the mathematical foundation of the Primary Value Chains (PVC) model, which is a geographically explicit, dynamic partial equilibrium model of regional…
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The impact of composting shelters on New Zealand dairy farms

Composting shelters are attracting growing interest from dairy farmers looking to operate more efficient, resilient and profitable businesses. This video (te reo Māori subtitles) presents…
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Collective storytelling to improve freshwater ecosystem health through catchment community knowledge sharing

Water, the lifeblood of Aotearoa New Zealand, sustains our identity and wellbeing; nonetheless, freshwater environments (lakes, rivers, wetlands and aquifers) are significantly impacted by humans.…
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