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Resources for
Primary Industry Bodies
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People in primary sector support bodies provide important direction to land managers, helping ensure that practices evolve in response to new evidence. These resources can help you develop best practices and guidance for farm management, based on impartial and robust evidence.
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Journal Article
Balancing water-quality threats from nutrients and production in Australian and NZ dairy farms under low profit margins
We summarise the losses of N and P from Australasian dairy farms, examine the policy drivers used for mitigating losses and evaluate the effectiveness of…
Journal Article
Governance of market-oriented fresh food value chains: Export chains from NZ
This study explored how the governance of a global food value chain can facilitate the value chain’s market orientation towards the values of final consumers.…
Journal Article
A review of regulations and guidelines related to winter manure application
Winter manure application elevates nutrient losses and impairment of water quality compared to applications in other seasons. We reviewed worldwide mandatory regulations and voluntary guidelines…
Presentation
Connecting NZ Food & NZ Farmers to the World
Central Plains Water farmer meeting, December 2018
Technical Report
The NZ Food and Fibre Sector: A Situational Analysis
The Primary Sector Council commissioned the Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit (AERU) at Lincoln University to prepare this situational analysis that provides a global perspective…
Technical Report
The Case for a Novel Edible Nut Agroforestry System
This paper reviews the case for a novel agroforestry system in the Rotorua lakes catchments, based on an interest in trees that can produce edible…
Journal Article
Consumer Willingness to Pay Price Premium for Credence Attributes of Livestock Products – A Meta-Analysis
This study conducted a meta-analysis to examine consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for different credence attributes of livestock products based on a systematic review of…
Journal Article
Consumer Willingness to Pay Price Premiums for Credence Attributes of Livestock Products – A Meta-Analysis
Livestock products, such as dairy and beef, are increasingly regarded as resource intensive and concerns are raised about animal welfare and environmental sustainability. As a…
Video
Heartland Strong: Building rural resilience
Dr Bill Kaye-Blake presents at the Boma Grow Agri Summit, April 2019
Technical Report
Six ‘Star’ Grain and Legume Crops for NZ Farmers: Specialty Grains and Pulses Report
The Specialty Grains & Pulses Report identifies opportunities to expand the grain and pulse crops grown in New Zealand. The research team identified six crops…
Technical Report
Pulses and Grains Consumer Insights Report
This consumer insights summary is based on 1 x distributor interview, 14 x business to business interviews (retailers, manufacturers and influencers), 1 consumer focus group…
Technical Report
Indicators for the Future: Lessons from Next Generation Systems
The Indicators Working Group worked with Our Land and Water’s Next Generation Systems (NGS) researchers to prioritise and evaluate indicators. NGS involves researchers working with…