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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
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…
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…
Technical Report
eDNA as a holistic measure of pastoral landscape effects on taonga species
Freshwater quality is measured with key indicators such as faecal indicator bacteria (E. coli), nitrates and phosphates. For communities, such indicators are vague and somewhat…
Video
OANZ Webinar: EU Green Deal Impact on NZ’s Land-based Primary Producers
OANZ CEO Tiffany Tompkins and board member Alistair Schorn present the findings from their recent research paper funded by Our Land Our Water National Science…
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
Systems Thinking for Future Farm System Design
A farming business is an example of a complex and integrated system. Integrated systems (such as those involving land, water, air and people) are good…
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…
Infographic
Novel financing solutions for land use change (infographic)
This 2-page, A3 infographic gives an overview of findings, outlined in greater detail in the report, Novel financing solutions for land use change. The second…
Technical Report
Local Grain Economy: Pathways to Transition Framework
Aotearoa has the capacity to supply much more milling wheat to New Zealand eaters, but growing a local grain economy requires fundamental investment or support…