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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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Video
Find Data: Digital Gateway Webinar
The Find Data platform aims to streamline access to vital land and water information for a diverse range of users. A ‘minimum viable product’ is…
Summary
Visualisation Of Forestry Harvesting Cycles: Wairoa Catchment Case Study
The case study illustrates how the Forestry Catchment Planner app could assist various stakeholders in the forestry sector by offering detailed insights into land vulnerability…
Journal Article
Agrivoltaics: Integrating Solar Energy Generation with Livestock Farming in the Canterbury Region of Aotearoa New Zealand (pre-print)
Agrivoltaics is the integration of agriculture and solar energy production and seeks to find synergies between the two to create a complementary system. With increased…
Video
How, Where and Why Alternative Proteins Will Change Farming in New Zealand
Three scenarios show us how the rise of alternatives to animal proteins could change farming in Aotearoa by 2050. The Protein Future Scenarios research project,…
Technical Report
Kuaha Matihiko: Digital Gateway final report
The Kuaha Matihiko: Digital Gateway project identified the urgent need for an integrated and user-friendly centralised gateway that provides easy access to all the critical…
Video
NZIPIM Webinar: Opportunity for Integrating Agroforestry into Canterbury Dairy Farms
The webinar covered relevant information on agroforestry internationally and from New Zealand. It focused on agroforestry systems designed for two case study farmers – including…
Video
Environmental Law and Agrivoltaics
Professor Catherine Iorns, of Victoria University of Wellington School of Law, discusses the RMA process for agrivoltaics, when the public get involved in the consenting…
Video
Agrivoltaics and Te Ao Māori
Mavis Mullins (Rangitāne, Atihaunua a Pāpārangi), chair of Nga Whenua Rahui, discussons how lessons from the past can inform decisions about the use of agrivoltaics…
Technical Report
Steering land use change to meet water quality targets
This project aimed to estimate the scope of land practice and land use change over 20 years that might be required by regional councils to…
Technical Report
Strategies to improve the efficiency and decrease the negative environmental impacts from phosphorous fertiliser use
This report is part of an Our Land and Water National Science Challenge funded project identifying strategies to improve phosphorus (P) use efficiency, decrease the…
Summary
Alternative Feeds to Hit Emissions Targets
Agricultural emissions targets could be met by 2030 by increasing brassica and grains in cattle diets by 20–30%, with stocking rates reduced just 5%, finds…
Interactive Tool
Freshwater Improvement Scenario Builder
The Freshwater Improvement Scenario Builder is a tool for exploring the effect of mitigation strategies and land use change on water quality. It shows the…