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Farm Management
Paul Sutherland
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Technical Report
What are the opportunities to reduce variability in apple tree productivity through targeted (sub-block) water and nutrient application?
Most of New Zealand’s apple production occurs on soils which have formed from alluvial (river movement) deposits. These soils range from clays to sand, to…
Infographic
Predicted willingness-to-pay price premium for red meat and dairy products
This infographic summarises key findings from a meta-analysis of international studies. It found the highest consumer ‘willingness to pay’ (WTP) for sustainability attributes is for…
Infographic
Summary of potential impacts of delivering credence attributes on dairy farms
This infographic summarises key findings from research on the potential impacts on dairy farms in New Zealand from delivering specific sustainaibility attributes that are desired…
Guidance
How to Talk About the Future of Farming in Aotearoa New Zealand
This guide is to help people talk effectively about the future of farming, and land-use change in particular, to the general public and farming communities…
Journal Article
Quantifying contaminant losses to water from pastoral land uses in NZ I: Development of a spatial framework for assessing losses at a farm scale
Assessing the effectiveness of mitigation measures for reducing contaminant losses to water from pastoral farming systems is a challenging task. Two important factors that contribute…
Technical Report
Measuring real time nitrate leaching from a Hawkes Bay onion Field
The primary objective of this project was to prove that successful real time ‘in situ’ nitrate measuring was possible using a nitrate sensor and that…
Technical Report
Application of remote sensing in spatial irrigation scheduling
While the science of calculating crop coefficients using remote sensing has been around since the 1970’s, a robust commercial product is not yet available. This…
Technical Report
A risk assessment approach for prioritising actions in farm environment plans with mahinga kai values
The project co-developed and produced a geospatial tool that is available through a webpage. The beta tool allows users (initially dairy farmers) to identify and…
Guidance
Tech Note: Nitrate-Nitrogen Leaching in Horticulture
Two-page guidance from Ravensdown for nutrient management decisions/practices in horticulture, and the implications of these practices when combined with rainfall events resulting in drainage. Based…
Guidance
Mai te Rangi ki te Whenua, Mai te Whenua ki te Rangi
This literature review identifies 5 actions that support the wellbeing of land, water, and indigenous people from a uniquely Māori perspective. The actions are aimed…
Technical Report
Does the quality of drinking water (bore vs town supply) influence water intake, milk production and animal preferences in dairy cattle?
Water intake and feed intake are closely related in cattle, thus conditions that restrict water intake are likely to influence production. Cattle are sensitive to…
Technical Report
Report on strip-till trial for seed crops
This experiment aimed to investigate if the seed yield of radish can be maintained through the use of strip tillage compared with full cultivation. Radish…