August 30, 2024
Our Land and Water has now ended.
Our mission was to preserve the most fundamental treasures of Aotearoa – its land and water – while producing value from those same treasures.
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Systems Thinking for Future Farm System Design
A farming business is an example of a complex and integrated system. Integrated systems (such as those involving land, water, air and people) are good…
Consumer Insights and Willingness to Pay for Attributes: NZ Beef Products in California, USA
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…
Regenerative Agriculture Value Proposition: Final report
The purpose of this project was to define the value proposition for regenerative agriculture in a sheep and beef context for New Zealand, using a…
Next generation systems: a framework for prioritising innovation
There is increasing recognition that the land-based sectors will need new primary production systems to break the lock-step relationship between profitability and production, and environmental…
A review of regulations and guidelines related to winter manure application
Winter manure application elevates nutrient losses and impairment of water quality compared to applications in other seasons. We reviewed worldwide mandatory regulations and voluntary guidelines…
Rere ki Uta, Rere ki Tai: Research Insights
Respect for oneone (soil) as a basis of learning about land management effects on te taiao including people, air, water, and relationships with the natural…
Determining the greenhouse gas reduction potential of regenerative agricultural practices
New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions are heavily influenced by agricultural activities, which account for 48% of total emissions. Most of these emissions come from methane…
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