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Video
Diverse Experiences of Farming – video
Massey University surveyed and interviewed over 1300 New Zealanders, and asked them – urban and rural people – what they really think about farming. The…
Video
Using eDNA to identify taonga species: Te Miro Farm case study
This research project aimed to enable farmers to see where wildlife and farmed animals are contributing to environmental DNA (eDNA), provide a method to detect…
Technical Report
Te Rito Hāpori: Integrating Medicinal Cannabis Outdoor Cropping Within Established Farming Operations in Southland
As an emerging option for farmers, commercial outdoor growing of medicinal cannabis remains a relatively new and somewhat untested endeavour, particularly in the Otago-Southland region.…
Summary
Growing NZ cities eat up fertile land – but housing and food production can co-exist
Cities around the world face a similar dilemma: population growth and housing shortages mean urban expansion often encroaches on rural productive land. Fertile soil is one of the reasons why…
Video
What do we mean by ‘good farming’ with Peter Edwards and Daniel Eb
This podcast talks about a research project led by Peter Edwards (Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research), focusing on social license and perceptions of the ‘good farmer’.…
Video
Mangaroa Farms: Farming for Good
“Nestled alongside the Mangaroa River in Te Awa Kairangi Hutt Valley water catchment, Mangaroa Farms is a resilient community food hub and education centre. A…
Video
Peri-Urban Potential webinar
Rethinking the land around cities can tackle both our food and housing crises. This webinar will share research showing that we could improve our food,…
Guidance
Pā to Plate Grower’s Guide
This beautifully illustrated booklet provides a brief grower’s guide from pā to plate. Beginning as a research project in 2016, Pā to Plate has evolved…
Video
Monitoring Freshwater Improvement Actions webinar
This webinar explains an interactive WebApp that helps detect improvements in rivers, lakes and groundwater, and helps select appropriate monitoring technologies that enable early detection…
Interactive Tool
Monitoring Freshwater Improvement Actions Webapp
These WebApp tools will help freshwater stewards and kaitiaki decide what to measure, where, when, with what technology, and understand how much it will cost.…
Presentation
Artificial proteins in Aotearoa New Zealand: Imagining futures for new technologies
The rapid growth of the cultivated meat industry; how cultivated meat protein is made, recent developments in the sector, and the view from Aotearoa New…
Presentation
Emerging Proteins: Threat or Opportunity for Māori?
What are the opportunities from a shift to any of the viable options for plant-based protein, to address social, environmental, cultural, and economic issues associated…