Land Management
Managing land and soil in rural New Zealand ...
- Summary of risks from cadmium in agricultural soils
November 2007
The Cadmium Working Group's summary report one - Soil Maps of Cadmium in New Zealand
November 2007
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry engaged Landcare Research Ltd to establish a GIS-based system providing national coverage of a cadmium baseline, current levels with the option of establishing future levels. - Bridging the gaps between environmental knowledge and research, and desired environmental outcomes to achieve sustainable land management
November 2007
The purpose of this research is to draw out key lessons on how science and environmental knowledge have been used in the past to achieve desired environmental outcomes. The role that policy and technology transfer play in this dynamic is central to this objective. - Emerging weed problems in hill country pastures
1 June 2001
This report presents general pointers to the kinds of weeds likely to become increasingly important in future, especially in hill country pastures. - Target Motad Analysis of Forestry Development on a Pastoral Hill Country Farm
19 August 1998
This paper builds on a recent study on sustainable land use options for a pastoral hill country farm by providing an analysis of the downside risk on pastoral and forestry enterprise mix. A Target model is developed to determine the risk efficient combination traditional bred cattle, bull beef and forestry enterprises. - Constraints to Farm Level Adoption of New Sustainable Technologies and Management Practices in New Zealand Pastoral Agriculture
13 August 1998
This paper aimed to identify technologies and management practices that could enhance sustainable agricultural production, as well as factors that constrained them being taken up. - Biophysical and Ecological Impacts of Rural Subdivision
13 July 1998
This project focused on the nature of the biophysical and ecological impacts, how an understanding of these impacts could be translated into resource management processes within the Resource Management Act and the applicability to NZ of overseas economics-based models. - East Coast North Island Sustainability Issues
12 June 1998
Study to determine perceptions about sustainability (and whether there were any ethnic differences), what actions and plans had been put in place, and what constraints existed on these actions and plans. - Rural Education Activities Programmes
1st January 1997
This is Position Paper developed by MAF Policy on Sustainable Agriculture after consultation. - Proceedings of the Indicators for Sustainable Agriculture Seminar
29 July 1996
Derived from a joint MAF/Manawatu Wanganui Regional Council seminar in August 1995, whose main purpose was to share approaches, assess progress, and discuss issues relating to environmental indicators. - Land Use and Community in the Southland Region
26 June 1996
Using published sources, and focusing on three small rural communities, a range of information was assembled and reviewed, that can serve as a background for further research into the processes of community impacts and responses to land use change. - Soil Erosion On Farmland
26 June 1996
This publication summarises what is currently known about the extent of soil erosion on New Zealand's farmland, how various agricultural practices can either exacerbate or mitigate erosion, and what effects they have on production. - Land use change - are current policies adequate?
14 June 1996
This article considers questions posed about the role that government plays, or should play, in determining land use in New Zealand. - Soil Structure Breakdown & Compaction
1 April 1996
Maintaining soil physical condition is an important consideration for a sustainable farming system. In any agricultural system, the most important aspect is to be aware of the potential problem so that preventative and/or remedial action can be taken. The use of this report along with participation in associated field days will increase this awareness. - Forestry and Sustainable Land Management
14 June 1995
This paper starts with a brief description of the New Zealand forestry estate including its recent expansion, then looks at some of the issues at the interface between forestry, agriculture and the environment in New Zealand.
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