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gndDb, a Database of Partial gnd Sequences To Assist with Analysis of Escherichia coli Communities Using High-Throughput Sequencing

The use of culture methods to detect Escherichia coli diversity does not provide sufficient resolution to identify strains present at low levels. Here, we target…
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Kia Whakatōmuri te Haere Whakamua: Reimagining primary production based on traditional models of the past

This research paper identifies and discusses the key differences and commonalites of Pākehā and Māori societal structure, governance and cultural motivation, Western agricultural systems and…
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The effect of irrigation and urine application on phosphorus losses to subsurface flow from a stony soil

Factors such as irrigation and soil pH can increase the solubility of P and its loss to water. Urine patches are known to alter pH…
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Relevance of the One World, One Health framework to farming in Aotearoa NZ – a perspective piece

This report is a perspective piece that suggests one possible approach for monitoring and assurance of regenerative agriculture in New Zealand. The approach is based…
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Māori Agribusinesses – The Whakapapa Network for Success

Reviews of Māori land generally focus on how the 80% identified as'under-performing' or'under-utilised' can be more productive. This article analyses the 20% of Māori Land…
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Essential freshwater: Impact of existing periphyton and proposed dissolved inorganic nitrogen bottom lines

This report for the Ministry for the Environment applies methods developed in the LUS research programme to help resource management professionals understand the implications of…
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Terrestrial macrofauna invertebrates as indicators of agricultural impacts

This report examines how invertebrates like spiders and worms can be counted to evaluate the impact of regenerative farming practices. Farms have vastly more insects,…
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Scale // The Value Chain Compass

In the research programme’s case studies of emerging value chains, scale was one of the key decisions that had to be made by the chain…
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