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Development of a Systems Model for Assessing Pathways to Resilient, Sustainable, and Profitable Agriculture in New Zealand

There is a clear research gap in understanding how future pathways and disruptions to the New Zealand (NZ) agricultural system will have an impact on…
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Winning the Green Premium: Horticulture Sector webinar

Consumers are demanding ever-greater sustainability in their food choices. That comes with a financial cost. How can producers earn more to cover these new costs?…
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An Analysis of Agricultural Systems Modelling Approaches and Examples to Support Future Policy Development under Disruptive Changes in New Zealand

Agricultural systems have entered a period of significant disruption due to impacts from change drivers, increasingly stringent environmental regulations and the need to reduce unwanted…
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Integrating horticultural and arable land use options into hill country farming systems: The multi-criteria decision-making process

The ‘Integrating Horticultural and Arable Land Use Options into Hill Country Farm Systems’ research project aims to develop a process and tools for crop identification…
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Application of a revised SedNetNZ model to the Oreti and Aparima catchments, Southland

This report presents an application of a revised version of the SedNetNZ sediment budget model to the Oreti and Aparima catchments in Southland. We focused…
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Stocktake of Indicator Projects

This ‘stocktake’ report identifies and describes 28 projects or programmes that were involved in assembling indicators about agriculture and the environment. Some of these focus…
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A risk index tool to minimize the risk of nitrogen loss from land to water

Simple models can help reduce nitrogen (N) loss from land and protect water quality. However, the complexity of primary production systems may impair the accuracy…
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Climate change impacts on erosion and suspended sediment loads in New Zealand

• Modelling climate change impacts on national erosion and sediment loads is challenging. • Framework for estimating future load contributions from predominant erosion sources presented…
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