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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.
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…
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…
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
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…
Technical Report
Composting Mootels on the West Coast
Dairy farming in New Zealand faces challenges. The industry’s social license to operate is being questioned as environmental and animal welfare standards tighten. Amid these…
Summary
Composting Mootels in a West Coast Context: Summary for Farmers
This farmer-facing summary describes the experiences and considerations from three case study farms on the West Coast, that have introduced composting shelters to the farm.…
Guidance
The Catchment Group Toolkit
Build your Catchment Group Toolkit with resources from Our Land and Water and NZ Landcare Trust. Below you will find links to practical tools and…
Interactive Tool
MitAgator
Built on a detailed farm map, MitAgator’s software gives a spatial view of where contaminant losses are occurring and identifies critical source areas (CSAs). Targeting…
Sources and Flows
Managing contaminant pathways and attenuation to create headroom for productive land use.
Rural Professionals Fund 2022–23
There were 12 successful projects in the third funding round for the Our Land and Water Rural Professionals Fund.
Predicting Agricultural Research Adoption
Using ADOPT (Adoption and Diffusion Outcome Prediction Tool) to determine time to peak levels of research adoption
Phosphorus Best Practice
Investigating whether current fertiliser and effluent guidelines and policy are strong enough to prevent phosphorus loss