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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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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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Infographic

Quantifying Actual Denitrification in Groundwater Systems

This poster provides a one-page summary of research to quantify actual denitrification in groundwater systems. Measurement of neon, argon and N2(g) identifies: 1. Excess N2(g)…
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Interactive Tool

Indicators of Rural Resilience

The Indicators Working Group produced this proof-of-concept dataset for 4 rural towns in New Zealand, demonstrating the possibility of hosting research data for general access…
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Technical Report

Collaborative Research Towards Best Practice Nitrogen Management in Asparagus Cropping: Final report

Key findings: • Current nitrogen fertiliser recommendations are based on limited trial work. • Nutrient deficiency symptoms are not common and careful fern and root…
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Technical Report

Report on strip-till trial for seed crops

This experiment aimed to investigate if the seed yield of radish can be maintained through the use of strip tillage compared with full cultivation. Radish…
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Impacts of grazing on ground cover, soil physical properties and soil loss via surface erosion: A novel geospatial modelling approach

Agricultural expansion and overgrazing are globally recognized as key contributors to accelerated soil degradation and surface erosion, with direct consequences for land productivity, and environmental…
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Journal Article

Examining developed versus emerging economy online food and beverage purchase behaviour and predictors: A survey comparison of Indian, Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese and United Kingdom consumers

Consumers are increasingly using online shopping for purchasing food and beverage (F&B) products. A challenge to industry stakeholders is understanding which elements of online digital…
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Where are we conducting our research?

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