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Nutrient Management
New Zealand farmers can keep more nutrients in their soil by choosing the right fertiliser for their type of land and applying it strategically, so it stays on the farm rather than draining away as pollution.
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Summary
Sensors increase understanding and interest
Real-time nitrate sensors increased farmer understanding of contaminant pathways through their farm and the impact of rainfall events, and grew community interest in water quality…
Journal Article
Development of a Systems Model for Assessing Pathways to Resilient, Sustainable, and Profitable Agriculture in New Zealand
There is a clear research gap in understanding how future pathways and disruptions to the New Zealand (NZ) agricultural system will have an impact on…
Video
The Tīmata Method: A low-cost way to retire farmland into native forest
Restoring erodible land in New Zealand into native forests can be a challenging and costly process, limiting private landowners’ participation in large-scale projects. However, there…
Technical Report
Retiring Farmland into Ngahere
The purpose of this report, fact sheet and information video is to introduce successful low-cost native planting methods which can be used as an educational…
Journal Article
A Global Database of Soil Plant Available Phosphorus
Soil phosphorus drives food production that is needed to feed a growing global population. However, knowledge of plant available phosphorus stocks at a global scale…
Guidance
Where next for catchment groups?
Lifting ambition and gearing up for the long game – a guidance report This report is aimed at individuals or groups seeking to establish, work…
Guidance
Where next for catchment groups? A summary
Lifting ambition and gearing up for the long game – a summary. This summary pulls out key recommendations from the report Where next for catchment…
Technical Report
Enhancing Farm Assurance – A White Paper
Assurance systems are one of the cornerstones of the New Zealand economy and agribusinesses – ensuring compliance with regulations, enabling international trade, ensuring safety of…
Journal Article
A survey comparing regeneratively and conventionally managed pastures and farm management policies
A pasture and farm management survey was conducted on thirteen geographically paired regenerative and conventional beef and sheep farms in the upper North Island to…
Interactive Tool
Data Supermarket
The Data Supermarket is a repository of data about the ingredients, food and fibre we can grow in New Zealand, now and in the future.…
Guidance
Understanding signals
More than ever farmers and their stakeholders want to drive change on-farm to achieve social, environmental, and business outcomes. As such, many people and organisations…
Video
Can green crops capture enough nitrogen for vegetable growing?
Nitrogen fertiliser use is becoming increasingly restricted and expensive, so vegetable growers are looking for new methods to manage the high nitrogen demands of their…