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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.
Video
Dispersed forage feeding to minimise negative impacts on soil and water quality
Scott Hassall harvests kale at scale on his farm in North Canterbury. Harvesting kale, (mowing, chopping, and feeding out) is not common practice in New…
Interactive Tool
Actions to Include in a Farm Environment Plan
This interactive infographic is a compilation of actions to decrease the loss of contaminants from agricultural land. Mitigation actions can be filtered by any of…
Interactive Tool
LandscapeDNA
The LandscapeDNA information hub gives you access to the Physiographic Environment Classification developed with funding from Our Land and Water. Interactive maps allow you to…
Interactive Tool
Consumer Data Portal
The AERU, as part of our Integrating Value Chains and Rewarding Sustainable Practices research (plus research for other funders) has developed online tools to access…
Interactive Tool
International Consumer Preferences: Evidence Finder
This interactive table provides evidence for the range of premiums that New Zealand export customers are willing to pay for attributes such as organic certification.…
Interactive Tool
ADOPT
ADOPT (the Adoption & Diffusion Outcome Prediction Tool) is an online tool that predicts farmer uptake of new agricultural practices and innovations. It estimates time…
Interactive Tool
Open-Access Evidence Base
This open-access evidence base neatly organises by issue links to 1500 international and domestic primary sources of information, vetted for relevance and credibility. It includes…
Technical Report
Improving water quality outcomes through real-time quality monitoring: Final report
Effective and reliable, continuous nitrate groundwater sensor monitoring has significant potential for application at the catchment level over several years – to help support a…
Journal Article
A missing piece of the puzzle of on-farm freshwater restoration: What motivates land managers to record and report land management actions?
Worldwide, progress has been made toward managing productive lands more sustainably to improve freshwater health. However, a lack of national guidance for environmental reporting and…
Technical Report
Regenerative Agriculture Value Proposition: Final report
The purpose of this project was to define the value proposition for regenerative agriculture in a sheep and beef context for New Zealand, using a…
Summary
Nutrient losses from global dairy production systems differ
The demand for dairy produce is growing alongside concerns about the impact of intensive dairying on water quality owing to nutrient loss. We found that…
Summary
Orbiting kiwifruit water meters
Satellites passing overhead could assess water in kiwifruit canopy leaves and help identify when irrigation is needed. As councils tighten up on water allocations, keeping…