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Project Summary: Integrating Horticultural and Arable Land Use Options into Hill Country Farm Systems

This article summarises the results of a Rural Professionals Fund project that aimed to develop a process and tools to help farmers select different crops…
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Interactive Tool

Kawakawa health products in Japan

Online tool to access and analyse results of a survey of health product consumers in Japan about their consumer behaviour, preferences, technology use, understanding of…
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Guidance

Ki uta ki tai: mātāpono me te pūtaiao, ngā korero whakamahuki ma te kaitiaki – From mountains to the sea: values and science for an informed kaitiaki / guardian

Estuaries, located between land and sea, are diverse and productive ecosystems that provide a wide range of highly valued goods and services. The health of…
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Presentation

The Fairies at the Bottom of the Lab: or Aotearoa New Zealand Food Industry Imaginaries of a Cellular-Agriculture Future

Defining cellular agriculture. The aim of the research project. A growing sociotechnical network. Premium-scape, multi-scape or STEM-scape? Presented at the AgriFood Conference 2023 in Tasmania,…
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Faecal Source Tracking

Identifying the sources of faecal contamination in waterways, and identifying naturalised Escherichia coli to help establish water quality for swimming
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Technical Report

Consumer Insights and Willingness to Pay for Attributes: NZ Yoghurt Products in Shanghai, China

To achieve greater value in global markets, New Zealand can increase its understanding of our international customers' demands for products from New Zealand's land and…
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Journal Article

High-resolution genomic analysis to investigate the impact of the invasive brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) and other wildlife on microbial water quality assessments

Escherichia coli are routine indicators of fecal contamination in water quality assessments. Contrary to livestock and human activities, brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula), common invasive marsupials in…
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Journal Article

A global perspective on the history of phosphorus management decision support approaches in agriculture: Lessons learned and directions for the future

The evolution of phosphorus (P) management decision support tools (DSTs) and systems (DSS), in support of food and environmental security has been most strongly affected…
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Technical Report

Nitrogen, phosphorus, sediment and Escherichia coli in New Zealand’s aquatic receiving environments: Comparison of current state to national bottom lines

This report is the first assessment of where ‘bottom lines’ for contaminants are exceeded across Aotearoa. It reveals the size of job required to achieve…
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