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The changing climate will affect our land-use options, our water quality and availability, and will test the resilience of our communities. These resources aim to help Aotearoa’s primary sector adapt to a future where extreme weather events are more frequent.

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Transition of Pine Forests to Natives: Summary for Farmers

This handout provides a high-level outline of the management plan and economics to use pines as a nurse crop to establish natives. An indicative comparison…
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Agrivoltaics webinar: Effectively integrating livestock and solar energy production

A webinar addressing the legal and consenting considerations associated with agrivoltaics in Aotearoa New Zealand. The webinar brought together a panel of industry experts including…
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Co-benefits and trade-offs of water quality mitigation measures on greenhouse gas emissions from New Zealand dairy systems

As part of government climate change policy, New Zealand dairy farmers will be encouraged to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through a proposed pricing…
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Predicting facial eczema risks in a changing New Zealand climate

Facial eczema is a major concern for New Zealand farmers due to its economic impact and animal welfare implications. The disease occurs when animals ingest…
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Technical Report

Examining the effect on sediment loss by differential pricing in the ETS to encourage land use change on highly erodible land

We defined three land use change scenarios on highly erodible land to examine the effect on sediment loss by differential pricing in the New Zealand…
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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,…
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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…
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Extreme Weather a Critical Concern for Next Decade of Farming, Experts Say

One year after the widespread devastation caused by the catastrophic flooding of cyclone Gabrielle, a new report finds that primary sector experts are deeply concerned…
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Detection Power & Lag Webinar

A webinar on the detection power calculator, for measuring and monitoring change in water quality.
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Journal Article

TICI: a taxon-independent community index for eDNA-based ecological health assessment

Global biodiversity is declining at an ever-increasing rate. Yet effective policies to mitigate or reverse these declines require ecosystem condition data that are rarely available.…
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