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November 02, 2023
Resources for
Farm Advisors
Paul Sutherland
As a rural professional, you can help farmers and growers understand the drivers for regulation and get ahead of the game. Be confident in trying new approaches, with case studies and evidence-based resources to inform on-farm decision making and reduce risk.
Presentation
Mitigation action prioritisation & resource tool for freshwater farm plans
Freshwater farm plans will soon be compulsory for all pastoral farms larger than 20 hectares as part of the Government’s Action for Healthy Waterways reforms.…
Video
Landscape DNA Webinar for Rural Professionals
This webinar for NZIPIM demonstrates the LandscapeDNA website, an interactive tool to help farmers and their advisors view their land from different perspectives and understand…
Summary
35 Drivers Likely to Impact Farming in New Zealand: Fact Sheets
Each of the 35 global trends and challenges likely to influence land use change in New Zealand, identified by the Matrix of Drivers project, has…
Technical Report
The Matrix of Drivers: 2022 Update
The Matrix of Drivers: 2022 Update presents an up-to-date summary of 35 global issues, trends and innovations (the ‘drivers’) with potential to influence the agri-food…
Infographic
9 attributes of successful value chains
This graphic A3 poster summarises in plain language the nine attributes of successful value chains for New Zealand SMEs exporting products derived from NZ-grown food…
Guidance
A Wai 262 Best Practice Guide for Science partnerships with Kaitiaki for Research Involving Taonga
This guide is to help scientists and researchers ensure they are informed and understand the complexities of the Wai 262 claim. This resource can help…
Video
History and impacts of Wai 262 – webinar
We all need to understand the origins, history and impacts of the Wai 262 Waitangi Tribunal claim on individuals and whanau, so that we can…
Technical Report
National contaminant mapping of soil losses from surficial erosion: an analysis of livestock grazing pressures on soil losses across NZ
For the first time, a national-scale soil loss model of New Zealand has captured both inherent landuse properties, alongside high-resolution calculations of livestock grazing densities…
Video
Wai 262 opportunities for National Science Challenges – webinar
Te Pae Kahurangi, the government’s 2020 CRI review, has signalled changes ahead. While the future of National Science Challenges is unclear, there is still much…
Video
Wai 262 Best Practice Guide launch – webinar
During Puanga/Matariki 2022, a year on from the Wai 262 webinar series hosted by the Rauika Māngai, we came together again to launch the report,…
Technical Report
Sediment traps in hill country
The farmers have been involved in riparian fencing and planting but saw a need to try and reduce the sediment load of water channels that…
Technical Report
Measuring real time nitrate leaching from a tile drained Hawkes Bay onion field: Final report
The data showed a strong linear relationship between the N concentration measured by the sensor and in the grab sample (sensor N concentration = 1.09…