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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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Summary
Summer forage crops: Options for a drystock farm based on a Waikato case study
Options are required for drystock farmers to fill the summer feed gap. As part of the `Summer-safe multi-species cattle pasture’ project funded by the Our…
Journal Article
The longevity of fencing out livestock as a method of decreasing contaminant concentrations in a headwater stream
Water quality can be improved by fencing off streams from livestock. However, the remedial effect of fencing can fail as livestock trample near stream areas.…
Video
Dispersed forage feeding to minimise negative impacts on soil and water quality
Scott Hassall harvests kale at scale on his farm in North Canterbury. Harvesting kale, (mowing, chopping, and feeding out) is not common practice in New…
Interactive Tool
Actions to Include in a Farm Environment Plan
This interactive infographic is a compilation of actions to decrease the loss of contaminants from agricultural land. Mitigation actions can be filtered by any of…
Interactive Tool
Consumer Data Portal
The AERU, as part of our Integrating Value Chains and Rewarding Sustainable Practices research (plus research for other funders) has developed online tools to access…
Interactive Tool
International Consumer Preferences: Evidence Finder
This interactive table provides evidence for the range of premiums that New Zealand export customers are willing to pay for attributes such as organic certification.…
Interactive Tool
ADOPT
ADOPT (the Adoption & Diffusion Outcome Prediction Tool) is an online tool that predicts farmer uptake of new agricultural practices and innovations. It estimates time…
Interactive Tool
Open-Access Evidence Base
This open-access evidence base neatly organises by issue links to 1500 international and domestic primary sources of information, vetted for relevance and credibility. It includes…
Interactive Tool
Value Compass interactive
This interactive compass presents results of research that identified nine key elements of successful agri-food value chains from New Zealand. To learn more about each…
Journal Article
Limiting grazing periods combined with proper housing can reduce nutrient losses from dairy systems
Pasture-based and grass-fed branding are often associated with consumer perceptions of improved human health, environmental performance and animal welfare. Here, to examine the impacts of…
Video
Introducing The Value Chain Compass
New research has revealed how New Zealand producers are creating higher returns from sustainably produced primary products. In some cases that premium is perceived to…
Presentation
Rewarding Sustainable Practices: Introducing the Value Chain Compass
Researchers from the Agribusiness & Economic Research Unit (AERU) were asked by Our Land & Water to investigate the role of value chains in rewarding…