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Gorse is a ‘facultative’ N₂ fixer
(NZ Grassland Association, 2016)
Many legumes reduce their atmospheric N₂ fixation per unit biomass in response to increased soil N availability but there are reports that some maintain a constant rate of N₂ fixation per unit biomass regardless of soil N ...
Are organic standards sufficient to ensure sustainable agriculture? Lessons from New Zealand's ARGOS and Sustainability Dashboard projects
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2015-07-14)
Our review concludes that organic standards need to account for a broader set of criteria in order to retain claims to ‘sustainability’. Measurements of the ecological, economic and social outcomes from over 96 kiwifruit, ...
The case for a novel agroforestry system and cross-sector collaboration
(Fertilizer and Lime Research Centre, Massey University, 2019)
As farms throughout NZ face increasing pressure to reduce livestock intensity, there is increasing support to plant more trees, for example the one billion tree programme. Agroforestry systems that incorporate woody perennial ...
Stocking rate and dairy production in New Zealand: An analysis of the UQR model with fixed effects
(2019-07-25)
This paper analyzes the effects of stocking rate on dairy production, using New Zealand dairy farm business data for the period 2005-2014. Unlike previous studies that assume a homogenous relationship between stocking rate ...
Next generation systems; A framework for prioritising innovation
(FLRC, 2017)
Primary production industries are constantly changing in response to external factors such as new market opportunities, consumer demands, changing community expectations of the social and environmental outcomes associated ...
Integrating value chains to reward sustainable land use practices
(Fertilizer and Lime Research Centre, 2017-02)
An unusual feature of the New Zealand economy compared to other developed countries is that it has a relatively low ratio of exports to gross domestic product, but the percentage of merchandise exports devoted to agri-food ...
Global database of diffuse riverine nitrogen and phosphorus loads and yields
(Wiley on behalf of the Royal Meteorological Society, 2020-11-24)
Human activities have increased the input of nitrogen and phosphorus into riverine systems. These inputs can increase algal growth that degrades aquatic ecosystems. We constructed a global database of diffuse loads (kg) ...
Yield of subterranean clover after post-emergence herbicide application for broadleaf weed control
(New Zealand Grassland Association (NZGA), 2020-09-09)
A field experiment was established in Lincoln, Canterbury in autumn 2018 to evaluate the effect of acetolactate synthase (ALS) inhibiting herbicides on subterranean (sub) clover. Two herbicides, imazethapyr and flumetsulam, ...
Food safety from farm to plate: Challenges for the New Zealand Dairy Industry: An essay submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of BSc(Hons) at Lincoln University
(Lincoln University, 2013)
New Zealand is the world's largest global milk processor and dairy exporter representing approximately one third of international dairy trade each year. The challenges for the dairy sector include food safety, consumer ...
Urine volume of non-lactating dairy cows in late gestation fed forage based diets in winter
(New Zealand Society of Animal Production (Inc), 2016)
Quantitative information on urine volume of dairy cows fed winter forages is required to accurately evaluate nitrate leaching risks on these diets. Thirty-two Friesian x Jersey non-lactating, pregnant dairy cows were fed ...