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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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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…
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…
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,…
Guidance
Social Licence to Farm, and ‘Good Farming’: Public Views
This fact sheet explores the public’s perceptions of a social licence to farm and how it relates to ‘good farming’, based on 2023 survey results.…
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…
Summary
Negotiating social licence to farm at Canterbury agricultural and pastoral shows
Agricultural and pastoral (A&P) shows are often depicted as a meeting point for town and country. The largest of these is the New Zealand Agricultural…
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…
Video
The Food & Farming People’s Panel in Aotearoa New Zealand
Disconnected eaters and farmers under pressure. What’s happening to food & farming in Aotearoa New Zealand? To find out, a panel of everyday New Zealanders…
Technical Report
Farmer preferences and drivers of decision-making related to water quality actions and land use change in Tukituki
Farmer interviews and survey results indicate that farmers and growers in the Tukituki have demonstrated considerable commitment to enhancing water quality, with significant endeavours in…
Technical Report
Social licence: final report on the nexus between producers and the public
The criteria used by the public and producers to assess ‘good’ farming are constantly changing. At present, they are reasonably well aligned. Social licence is…
Guidance
Integrated Impact Assessment Framework – Getting Started
The IIA framework has been developed alongside key stakeholders to aid policy-makers in regional and central government, as well as other stakeholders, to provide a…
Technical Report
Integration of agroforestry systems within irrigated dairy farms in Waimakariri, Canterbury
The opportunity of integrating agroforestry within irrigated dairy farms in Waimakariri, Canterbury, was investigated via farmer surveys, a literature review and two desktop case studies…