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Regenerative Agriculture
’Regen ag’ means different things to different people, but soil health is always a priority. These resources can deepen your understanding of current knowledge and information gaps about the role of regenerative agriculture in New Zealand food production systems.
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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…
Journal Article
Agronomic performance of summer forage crops on a Waikato dry-stock farm
Forage crops options are required by dry-stock farmers to fill summer feed gaps. This trial compared a brassica monoculture with simple and hyper-diverse mixtures containing…
Journal Article
Assessing soil health following conversion from forestry to pasture in Canterbury
Soil health was assessed across land conversions from forestry (Pinus radiata) to irrigated dairy pasture. Samples were collected and indicators of soil fertility, organic matter,…
Technical Report
EU Green Deal: Impact on New Zealand’s Land-based Primary Producers
Several areas of focus for the EU Green Deal are likely to pose significant challenges for New Zealand’s export sectors, not only directly in the…
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…
Technical Report
Strip-till Fodder Beet to Improve Land and Water Outcomes
Fodder beet is an important crop for wintering in New Zealand farming systems. It keeps well through winter providing a high dry matter feed. However,…
Guidance
A practical guide for using green crops in New Zealand
This guidebook aims to make it easier for NZ farmers to use green crops more confidently and effectively. Doing so will improve nutrient creation and…
Video
Using green crops for soil fertility and health
These video resources have been created to make it easier for NZ farmers to use green crops more confidently and effectively. Doing so will improve…
Video
Matt Rout: Rere ki Uta Rere ki Tai update
Hear how dairy farmer Matt Rout has gone from questioning the future of farming, to finding the fun again. He talks about diverse pasture, using…
Interactive Tool
Taking a look at the big picture
What are the relationships between soil quality and land value, land pressure on catchments, and water quality? Typically, soil quality monitoring has been used to…