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Perception of Drone Use in Environmental Management

Can drones be used to efficiently demonstrate environmental compliance and thus ecological sustainability? This short video describes research that investigated the perceptions of farmers and…
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Journal Article

Sediment phosphorus buffering in streams at baseflow: A meta-analysis

Phosphorus (P) pollution of surface waters remains a challenge for protecting and improving water quality. Central to the challenge is understanding what regulates P concentrations…
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Can green crops capture enough nitrogen for vegetable growing?

Nitrogen fertiliser use is becoming increasingly restricted and expensive, so vegetable growers are looking for new methods to manage the high nitrogen demands of their…
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Understanding the linkage between hydrological and chemical signatures at catchment outlets and dominant contaminant transfer pathways

Integrating Multiple Aquatic Values, November 2017
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Infographic

Consumer willingness-to-pay is variable

This infographic summarises the various factors that influence the additional premium that consumers in our export markets are willing to pay (WTP) for sustainabiity attributes.
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Journal Article

Suitability of six extraction methods for isolating a large quantity of high-quality RNA from NZ free-draining stony soil

High-quality RNA from soil is essential for investigating the functionality of soil microbial communities. The affordability the RNA-Seq method enables innovative studies of whole ecosystems…
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Technical Report

Measuring the benefits of management actions: Mitigation effectiveness monitoring design (proof of concept phase)

A five-step process was developed to answer the key question asked of Working Group 1:'Have the mitigation actions resulted in improved freshwater outcomes?'. To assist…
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Impact of delivering green dairy products on farm in New Zealand

This paper aims to explore whether consumers' willingness-to-pay (WTP) a price premium could incentivise dairy farmers to deliver products with credence attributes (CAs) in New…
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Technical Report

Assembling indicators of market access risks for food exports

The purpose of this research was to identify and test indicators of the level of consumer interest in specific market drivers. The drivers were previously…
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