scholarly journals Long-term changes in the biology of a livestock farm system associated with the shift to organic supply

2006 ◽  
pp. 133-137
Author(s):  
A.D. Mackay ◽  
B.P. Devantier ◽  
W.E. Pomroy
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Organic Production ◽  
Livestock Farm ◽  
Long Term Changes ◽  
Farm Systems ◽  
Farm System ◽  
Livestock Systems ◽  
Conventional Farm

A long-term replicated farm systems study (1997-2005) examined changes in the biology of mixed-livestock systems associated with the shift to organic production. Two farmlets were managed using conventional farm practices (Con) and two low chemical (LC) farmlets complied with the organic production standards of BIOGRO New Zealand. The Con farmlet had higher (P

scholarly journals Towards the integrated assessment of New Zealand pastoral farm systems

2016 ◽  
Vol 78 ◽  
pp. 103-108
Author(s):  
M.B. Dodd ◽  
D.R. Stevens
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Integrated Assessment ◽  
Complex Adaptive System ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
Resource Owner ◽  
Farm Systems ◽  
Complex Adaptive ◽  
Land Use And Management ◽  
Farm System ◽  
The Impact

Land use and management change is a feature of New Zealand farm systems, driven by a range of factors including volatile markets and exchange rates, variable weather and climate patterns, continuous policy evolution and the inherent innovation of New Zealand farmers. Yet the common indicators used to evaluate the impact of change appear to be limited to the link between productivity (of land/labour/capital) and profitability. However, if farm system "owners" seek truly sustainable systems they should consider a wider set of indicators to guide investment. Sustainability is considered in terms of the ability of the pastoral farm system to fulfil its primary purpose in the long-term, i.e. "to derive value from the natural capital of a land and water resource that is sufficient to support the objectives of the resource owner" and fulfil secondary objectives considered important by other stakeholders (e.g., product and environmental quality). The objective of this study was to develop an integrated assessment framework for sustainability indicators that was useful for guiding change decisions at the farm system scale, a key determinant of regional economic, environmental and social outcomes. The approach is based on the fundamental properties of a complex adaptive system: existence, effectiveness, freedom of action, security, adaptability and coexistence, applied to six key system drivers (financial, environmental, social, cultural, technological and regulatory). This framework could support decision-making in terms of the investment of human, natural and financial capital at the farm system scale and contribute to larger scale information imperatives (e.g., value chains, catchments). Keywords: integrated assessment, pastoral farm systems, sustainability, systems properties

scholarly journals How do sporting organisations conceptualise and operationalise the prevention of violence against women?

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-136
Author(s):  
Gemma Hamilton ◽  
Ruth Liston ◽  
Shaez Mortimer
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Team Sport ◽  
Prevention Of Violence ◽  
Qualitative Thematic Analysis ◽  
Long Term Changes ◽  
Prevention Programmes ◽  
Depth Interviews

Sport settings have great potential to influence social change and are therefore important locations to engage in the prevention of violence against women. The following study draws on in-depth interviews with 16 stakeholders who have been involved with the implementation of prevention programmes within competitive/team sport settings. A qualitative thematic analysis of the interviews was undertaken to examine how sporting organisations understand, strategise and practise prevention work in Australia and New Zealand. Implications for long-term changes in the prevention of violence against women are discussed with reference to key prevention actions and frameworks.

scholarly journals Developing a Landscape Design Approach for the Sustainable Land Management of Hill Country Farms in New Zealand

Land ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 185
Author(s):  
Duy Tran ◽  
Diane Pearson ◽  
Alan Palmer ◽  
David Gray
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Landscape Design ◽  
Sustainable Land Management ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Hill Country ◽  
Landscape Modification ◽  
Farm Systems ◽  
The Face ◽  
Farm System ◽  
Future Landscape

Landscape modification associated with agricultural intensification has brought considerable challenges for the sustainable development of New Zealand hill country farms. Addressing these challenges requires an appropriate approach to support farmers and design a better landscape that can have beneficial environmental outcomes whilst ensuring continued profitability. In this paper we suggest using geodesign and theories drawn from landscape ecology to plan and design multifunctional landscapes that offer improved sustainability for hill country farm systems and landscapes in New Zealand. This approach suggests that better decisions can be made by considering the major landscape services that are, and could be, provided by the landscapes in which these farm systems are situated. These important services should be included in future landscape design of hill country by creating a patterning and configuration of landscape features that actively maintains or restores important landscape functioning. This will help to improve landscape health and promote landscape resilience in the face of climate change. Through illustrating the potential of this type of approach for wider adoption we believe that the proposed conceptual framework offers a valuable reference for sustainable farm system design that can make an important contribution to advancing environmental management globally as well as in New Zealand.

scholarly journals Productivity, changes and resilience in New Zealand grassland agriculture over the last three decades

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald Rys ◽  
Joel Gibbs ◽  
Dave Clark ◽  
Greg Lambert ◽  
Harry Clark ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Key Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Planted Forests ◽  
Pasture Production ◽  
System Resilience ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Supplementary Feed ◽  
Farm System ◽  
Livestock Systems

This paper discusses key changes in New Zealand pastoral agriculture over the last three decades at the national scale, and how these have influenced the performance of grasslands, animal productivity, and the resilience of pastoral livestock systems. It assesses the positive and negative impacts of land-use change, changes in pasture production and supplementary feeding and dry matter (DM) consumed, and the key management practices implemented by farmers to enhance farm system resilience. It also notes environmental and other policy changes and examines how sectors and Government have started to respond. The largest estimated increase in DM consumed by livestock from 1990 to 2018 was from increased supplementary feed in the dairy sector. The largest estimated decline in DM production was due to pasture-land conversion to planted forests, followed by weed and pest impacts. In 2018, the dairy sector consumed the most DM at an estimated 25.0M t/yr, followed by sheep at 16.6M t/yr and beef at 10.1M t/yr. The total consumed DM in 2018 was 51.9 M t/yr which corresponds well with the independently estimated national pasture DM production of 64M t/yr. The environmental impacts of managements to enhance resilience in DM availability are becoming evident and future regulations may limit the extent some of these practices can expand.

scholarly journals Long-term changes in the relative abundances of introduced deer in New Zealand estimated from faecal pellet frequencies

2011 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
DM Forsyth ◽  
C Thomson ◽  
LJ Hartley ◽  
DI MacKenzie ◽  
R Price ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Faecal Pellet ◽  
Long Term Changes ◽  
Relative Abundances

scholarly journals Long term changes in soil properties and enzyme activities after almond shell mulching in avocado organic production

2014 ◽  
Vol 143 ◽  
pp. 155-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael López ◽  
Pilar Burgos ◽  
José M. Hermoso ◽  
José I. Hormaza ◽  
J. Jorge González-Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Soil Properties ◽  
Enzyme Activities ◽  
Organic Production ◽  
Almond Shell ◽  
Long Term Changes ◽  
Changes In Soil Properties

scholarly journals Modelling long-term changes in soil phosphorus and carbon under contrasting fertiliser and grazing management in New Zealand hill country

2019 ◽  
pp. 171-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franco Bilotto ◽  
Ronaldo Vibart ◽  
Alec Mackay ◽  
Des Costall
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Soil Phosphorus ◽  
National Level ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Soil C ◽  
Hill Country ◽  
C Stocks ◽  
Long Term Changes

Soil carbon (C) stocks under permanent New Zealand pastures vary with slope and aspect due to differences in primary production, animal behaviour and nutrient return. An existing nutrient transfer model was extended using a web-based, general-purpose modelling tool to simulate long-term changes in soil phosphorus (P) and C in hill country under contrasting fertiliser and sheep stocking regimes. Three self-contained farmlets were examined: no P applied; 125 kg single superphosphate (SSP)/ha/year; and 375 kg SSP/ha/year, since 1980. The refined spatial model was able to simulate P and C distribution with varying slopes and aspects. For example, the mean annual changes in soil P and C were greater on low slopes and eastern aspects than on the other two slope and aspect positions, consistent with observed changes in these nutrients. However, the model overestimated changes in soil C, which highlighted both gaps in current knowledge and key factors influencing change in soil C stocks. Understanding the spatial patterns of soil C across the landscape will be critical in the design of soil C monitoring regimes, should soil C stocks be considered at a national level as a sink or source of CO2 emissions.

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