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Journal Article

Does variable rate irrigation decrease nutrient leaching losses from grazed dairy farming?

A six-year study was conducted to determine whether the use of variable rate irrigation (VRI), compared to uniform rate irrigation (URI), could decrease N and…
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The potential for potassium chloride fertiliser applications to leach cadmium from a grazed pasture soil

Cadmium (Cd) is a biotoxic element that can enter the human food chain via plants grown in Cd-enriched soil. Chloride (Cl) can solubilise Cd in…
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Technical Report

Case Study: Ngāti Raukawa

This is one of four mana whenua case studies that provide insights about addressing barriers and challenges they have experienced in freshwater management that could…
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Technical Report

Determining the economic and market potential of regenerative agriculture

The usual ways to measure the economics of farming need to be expanded to fully understand the costs and benefits of regenerative agriculture practices in…
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The Collaboration Lab

The Collaboration Lab

Determining the role of collaboration in transforming management of land and water
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Kōura at Taipōrutu, Te Māhia-Mai-Tawhiti

Kōura is an endangered freshwater species that is experiencing an increased national profile. Te Māhia Peninsula landholder Mere Whaanga, with the help of fellow resident…
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Technical Report

Efficacy of subsurface denitrification to attenuate nitrate in shallow groundwaters

Our preliminary results indicate occurrence of complete ‘benign' denitrification in the reducing shallow groundwater sites with lower dissolved oxygen (DO) contents (DO < 1mg L-1),…
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A strategy for optimizing catchment management actions to stressor–response relationships in freshwaters

Defining a receiving environment,-value-contaminant system and determining a specific stressor–response relationship for that system provide valuable decision support strategy to optimize management actions toward a…
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