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November 02, 2023
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Nutrient Management
New Zealand farmers can keep more nutrients in their soil by choosing the right fertiliser for their type of land and applying it strategically, so it stays on the farm rather than draining away as pollution.
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Project Summary: High-Performance Soils for Avocados
This article summarises the results of a Rural Professionals Fund project that aimed to collect leaf, fruit and soil samples from 29 different avocado orchards…
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Project Summary: Measuring Real-Time Nitrogen Losses in Vegetable Production
This article summarises the results of a Rural Professionals Fund project that aimed to find an accurate way to measure the amount of nitrate leaching…
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Project Summary: Reducing Variation in Apple Tree Yield
This article summarises the results of a Rural Professionals Fund project that aimed to see if trees on different soil types on the same apple…
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Project Summary: A Risk Assessment Approach for Prioritising Actions in Farm Environment Plans
This article summarises the results of a Rural Professionals Fund project that aimed to produce a prototype geospatial tool to identify and prioritise management practices…
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Project Summary: Seeing, Understanding, Believing: A Farmer-Led Project into Waterway Improvement
This article summarises the results of a Rural Professionals Fund project that aimed to package practical methods for farmers to self-monitor waterway condition and ecological…
Journal Article
Soil nitrogen treatment alters microbiome networks across farm niches
A farm is a collection of interlinked ecological habitats split by locations, including above-ground, below-ground, and animal-associated niches each harbouring unique microbiomes. We examined agricultural…
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…
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…
Technical Report
Collaborative Research Towards Best Practice Nitrogen Management in Asparagus Cropping: Final report
Key findings: • Current nitrogen fertiliser recommendations are based on limited trial work. • Nutrient deficiency symptoms are not common and careful fern and root…
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…
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Sensors increase understanding and interest
Real-time nitrate sensors increased farmer understanding of contaminant pathways through their farm and the impact of rainfall events, and grew community interest in water quality…