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There are more than 40 known and developing mitigation actions that go beyond industry good practice to reduce contaminants entering our waterways. These resources can help you identify and target appropriate mitigations, and discover new research on possible outcomes when they are applied.
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Video
Digital Toolshed: LandscapeDNA (5 July 2023)
The LandscapeDNA information hub gives you access to interactive maps that allow you to explore land right down to property scale, and understand which contaminants…
Technical Report
Net export of E. coli from the Toenepi wetland cannot be explained by growth of naturalized E. coli in the water column
Runoff from agricultural land is recognized as an important source of contaminants—nitrogen, phosphorus, sediment and Escherichia coli—that impact water quality. Constructed wetlands have been promoted…
Technical Report
Spring milling wheat as a ‘nitrogen scavenger’ in the North Island
The use of wheat in the farm system should be considered as an effective nitrogen (N) mitigation technique. Wheat as an N scavenger crop does…
Summary
Case Study: Establishment of Ground cover species in Apple Orchard
We wanted to better understand if low-growing, perennial plants can be established as a ground cover in pipfruit orchards, as an alternative to a traditional…
Technical Report
Establishing perennial ground cover species, as a management practice to suppress weeds in a pipfruit orchard’s “weed spray strip”
Can low-growing, perennial plants be established as a ground cover in pipfruit orchards, as a replacement for a traditional ‘weed spray strip’ management practice? In…
Guidance
Applying phosphorus fertiliser
Applying the right P fertiliser in the right places at the right time and rate can reduce losses. This factsheet is primarily for farmers, including…
Guidance
Using farm dairy effluent on free-draining soils
Additional measures, on top of regulations and industry good practice and guidelines, may be needed to minimise P losses from FDE applied to free-draining soils.…
Guidance
Using variable rate irrigation to mitigate nutrient losses
Variable rate irrigation (VRI), where the application rate of irrigation water across an area changes depending on soil type and other factors, can also decrease…
Technical Report
Better Wintering – West Coast
The West Coast wintering project’s goal was to provide West Coast farmers with specific information on the range of applicable wintering system options alongside considerations…
Summary
Composting Mootels in a West Coast Context: Summary for Farmers
This farmer-facing summary describes the experiences and considerations from three case study farms on the West Coast, that have introduced composting shelters to the farm.…
Technical Report
Composting Mootels on the West Coast
Dairy farming in New Zealand faces challenges. The industry’s social license to operate is being questioned as environmental and animal welfare standards tighten. Amid these…
Summary
Study Shows Dairy Farm Work is Helping Improve Water Quality
The implementation of Good Management Practices on-farm does improve water quality, proves new research that analysed water quality trends over 20 years. As part of…