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Resources for
Farm Advisors
Paul Sutherland
As a rural professional, you can help farmers and growers understand the drivers for regulation and get ahead of the game. Be confident in trying new approaches, with case studies and evidence-based resources to inform on-farm decision making and reduce risk.
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Interactive Tool
Worker Requirements by Land Use
This dashboard estimates the number of full-time equivalent staff needed seasonally for different land-use scenarios. It can suggest complementary land uses to smooth out seasonal…
Interactive Tool
Labour and Land-use Regional Model for Aotearoa
The Labour and Land-use Regional Model for Aotearoa helps track labour availability and costs. Being aware of regional workforce capacity will contribute to understanding the suitability…
Technical Report
Evaluation of Cow Collar Technology
Cow collars, including ear tags and boluses and tags with similar functions, are recent technologies which provide cow health and reproductive monitoring to improve livestock…
Infographic
State of Grain: Impacts & risks for dairy farmers
This infographic depicts the risks, supply and demand for imported feed in New Zealand. The PDF of this infographic linked below will print on two…
Video
Agrivoltaics opportunities in Aotearoa New Zealand
This video for rural landowners in New Zealand, particularly those on sheep and beef farmland, is to help raise awareness of the possibility of agrivoltaics…
Guidance
A practical guide for using green crops in New Zealand
This guidebook aims to make it easier for NZ farmers to use green crops more confidently and effectively. Doing so will improve nutrient creation and…
Video
Using green crops for soil fertility and health
These video resources have been created to make it easier for NZ farmers to use green crops more confidently and effectively. Doing so will improve…
Technical Report
Learning from Farmers: On-farm emissions reductions
There is a growing emphasis on environmental sustainability within food and fibre systems, both in New Zealand and globally. This is reflected in government regulations,…
Technical Report
Integration of agroforestry systems within irrigated dairy farms in Waimakariri, Canterbury
This Project explores environmental and economic benefits that agroforestry systems can provide to the dryland corners of irrigated Canterbury dairy farms. Dryland corners of farms…
Technical Report
Land Use Diversification Challenges and opportunities for three North Canterbury farmers
This project concentrated on the unique opportunity to assess three separate farm businesses and the proposed changes to their systems, illustrating the environmental impacts and…
Guidance
Social Licence to Farm and ‘Good Farming’: Farmer and Public Expectations
This factsheet brings together material from the public and farmer surveys, exploring the similarities and differences between farmers’ and the public’s understanding of what is…
Technical Report
The Matrix of Drivers: 2023 Update
This report provides an overview of international and domestic issues that are of particular relevance to the New Zealand primary sector and may drive change…