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The biotic contribution to the benthic stream sediment phosphorus buffer

Benthic stream sediments interact strongly with phosphorus (P) and can buffer dissolved reactive P (DRP) concentrations. The sediment P buffer can be measured with the…
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Summer salads for hill country cattle

As climate variability increases, farmers need resilient summer forage crops. With pasture quality falling during mid- and late-summer this project explored mixed-species, single-graze forage crops…
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Te Mana o te Wai Training Programme for Regional Councils

The Te Mana o Te Wai Training Programme has been developed as a minimum training standard for those with statutory roles within, or proximate to,…
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Measuring rural community resilience: Case studies in NZ and Vermont, USA

Methods for assessing community resilience have focused predominantly on disaster recovery. There is a need for quantitative measurement tools for assessing community resilience to slow-moving…
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Technical Report

An introduction and guide to the ‘alternative agricultures': an enquiry into values

This report provides a short history of ‘alternative agricultures' to show where regenerative agriculture has emerged from – and tackles the interesting question of whether…
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Technical Report

Measuring real time nitrate leaching from a Hawkes Bay onion Field

The primary objective of this project was to prove that successful real time ‘in situ' nitrate measuring was possible using a nitrate sensor and that…
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Summary: Food Quality and Safety from Regenerative Farms

A 2-page visual summary on assessing how regen ag might impact on food quality and safety, and how to assess that.
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If the climate is changing, will land use need to change?

The earth's surface has gradually been warming up since the beginning of the 20th century – by as much as 1C in some places. One…
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