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Our research focuses on protecting Aotearoa New Zealand's agricultural resources and stakeholders from the impacts of climate change.
In the context of climate change, our research on soil and water focuses on protecting these resources from the effects of climate, mitigating soil-mediated greenhouse gas emissions (e.g. nitrous oxide) and understanding the role of soil as a carbon depot.
New research on farms across New Zealand will measure and provide farmers with tools to enhance soil health, including identifying where regenerative agriculture practices can make a difference.
In a unique partnership between food producers Synlait Milk and Danone, AgResearch, and the Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI) Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures fund, the project will study soil health on 10 farms in Waikato, Canterbury and Southland/Otago over five years, to determine the impacts of changes in soil health on production, farm resilience and the environment, including climate change.
AgResearch hosts the Our Land and Water National Science Challenge, one of 11 Challenges established in 2014 that aim to tackle the biggest science-based issues and opportunities facing New Zealand. Each one brings together the country’s top scientists to work collaboratively across disciplines, institutions and borders to achieve their objectives.
The Our Land and Water National Science Challenge works to answer the difficult questions from producers and industry such as:
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Our Land and WaterNew research on farms across New Zealand will measure and provide farmers tools to enhance soil health.
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AgResearch's world-class Life Cycle Assessment team provides an evidence base to help maintain NZ's export market edge.
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Farmers can now measure and, as a result, better manage weeds on their property with the help of a phone app developed by AgResearch.
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AgResearch scientists have developed a potentially transformative new concept called Surface Water Assessment and Mitigation for Irrigation
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