held at Massey University, February 2010
Farming's Future: Minimising Footprints and Maximising Margins
The correct citation for the proceedings is:
[Authors], 2010. [Title of paper]. In: Farming’s future: Minimising footprints and maximising margins.
(Eds L.D. Currie and C.L. Christensen). Occasional Report No. 23. Fertilizer and Lime Research Centre, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand. pp
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Papers presented:
John Hutchings (Invited Speaker)
Fonterra Co-operative Group, Wellington
SUSTAINABLE MANGEMENT IS IMPORTANT FOR FONTERRA’S
TRADING OPPORTUNITIES AND NEW ZEALAND
Mike Scarsbrook (Invited Speaker)
DairyNZ Limited, Hamilton
THE DAIRY INDUSTRY STRATEGY - CURRENT SUCCESSES, CHALLENGES AND FUTURE PROGRAMMES
Deborah Ballantine, R J Davies-Colley, M Thompson and T Gray
NIWA, Hamilton
THE EXPANDING FOOTPRINT OF PASTORAL AGRICULTURE:
TRENDS IN NATIONAL RIVER WATER QUALITY (1989-2007)
Cecile A M de Klein, M E Wedderburn, R M Monaghan, M Shepherd,
R W Muirhead and N Botha
AgResearch, Mosgiel
DELIVERING SOLUTIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OF PASTORAL SYSTEMS – KEY MESSAGES TO-DATE FROM THE P21 ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
David Houlbrooke and R Monaghan
AgResearch, Mosgiel
LAND APPLICATION OF FARM DAIRY EFFLUENT:
DEVELOPMENT OF DECISION FRAMEWORK FOR MATCHING MANAGEMENT PRACTICE TO SOIL AND LANDSCAPE RISK
Christine L Christensen, J A Hanly, M J Hedley and D J Horne
Fertiliser and Lime Research Centre, Massey University
USING DURATION-CONTROLLED GRAZING TO REDUCE NITRATE-N LEACHING FROM DAIRY FARMS
Chris Glassey, C E F Clark, K L M McLeod, P Gregorini, D A Costall,
K Betteridge and J G Jago
DairyNZ Ltd, Hamilton
USING LOAFING PADS TO CAPTURE URINE FROM DAIRY COWS IN
LATE LACTATION WHILST MAINTAINING PASTURE INTAKE,
MILK PRODUCTION AND ANIMAL WELFARE
John Quinn, R Monaghan and B Wilcock
NIWA, Hamilton
LINKING FARM AND WATERWAY VALUES
– THE BOG BURN CATCHMENT
Steve Green, M Deurer, B Clothier, S Andrews, K Cauldwell, A Roberts,
M Wellwood and P Thomas
Plant and Food Research, Palmerston North
WATER AND NITROGEN MOVEMENT UNDER AGRICULTURAL
AND HORTICULTURAL LAND
Delphine Rapp, C M Ross, J Waller and R W Muirhead
AgResearch, Hamilton
CAMPYLOBACTER, A PATHOGENIC BACTERIA HIDING IN DAIRY HERDS
Richard W Muirhead, C A M de Klein, D J Houlbrooke and T J van der Weerden
AgResearch, Mosgiel
FROM ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING TO ON-FARM
RISK MANAGEMENT
Neels Botha, D Bewsell and H Roth
AgResearch, Hamilton
WHY GOOD TECHNOLOGIES GET SHELVED
Deborah J Balantine, R J Davies-Colley and K McArthur
NIWA, Hamilton
THE FOOTPRINT OF PASTORAL AGRICULTURE:
RIVER WATER QUALITY IN THE HORIZON'S REGION (2001-2008)
Chris C Tanner, J P S Sukias and C R Yates
NIWA, Hamilton
MINIMISING THE FOOTPRINT OF PASTORAL DRAINAGE USING CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS: PRACTICAL GUIDELINES
Jane Campbell, D Houlbrooke, R Wilcock and R Monaghan
AgResearch, Mosgiel
THE INFLUENCE OF LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON
TRENDS IN N AND P LOSSES TO WATER FROM DAIRY FARMS IN
THE WAIKAKAHI CATCHMENT
Colleen Ross, A Donnison and A McGowan
AgResearch, Hamilton
QUANTIFYING FAECAL BACTERIA IN A FARM STREAM
James Sukias and L McKergow
NIWA, Hamilton
NUTRIENT CAPTURE BY EXPERIMENTAL WATERCRESS BEDS,
LAKE ROTORUA
Andrea Donnison, L Dixon and C Ross
AgResearch, Hamilton
PASTORAL AGRICULTURE, WATER QUALITY
AND MICROBIOLOGICALLY SAFE MĀORI FOOD
Denise Bewsell and M Brown
AgResearch, Lincoln Research Centre, Christchurch
INVOLVEMENT AND DECISION MAKING ON-FARM:
THE USE OF WINTERING FEEDPADS AND NITROGEN INHIBITORS
ON DAIRY FARMS IN NEW ZEALAND
Cecile de Klein, K Cameron, H J Di, R Monaghan and R Sherlock
AgResearch Invermay, Mosgiel
THE EFFECT OF LONG-TERM USE OF THE NITRIFICATION INHIBITOR DCD ON REDUCING N2O EMISSIONS FROM COW URINE
Mark Shepherd, P Phillips, V Snow and C Glassey
AgResearch, Hamilton
MITIGATING NITRATE LEACHING IN DAIRY SYSTEMS
– WHICH PERIODS OF URINE DEPOSITION SHOULD WE BE TARGETING?
Chris Pratt, A S Walcroft, K R Tate, D J Ross, M H Hills and R Roy
Landcare Research, Palmerston North
MANAGING METHANOTROPHS IN AN ON-FARM BIOFILTER TO
REDUCE METHANE EMISSIONS
Mark Shepherd and D Wheeler (Invited Speaker)
AgResearch, Hamilton
OVERSEER® NUTRIENT BUDGETS
- THOUGHTS ON DEVELOPING A DECISION SUPPORT TOOL
David M Wheeler, T van der Weerden and M Shepherd
AgResearch, Hamilton
DESCRIPTION OF A CUT AND CARRY MODEL WITHIN
OVERSEER® NUTRIENT BUDGETS
Iris Vogeler, R Cichota and V Snow
AgResearch, Palmerston North
EFFECTS OF SOIL TYPE AND CLIMATE ON N LEACHING
- AN APSIM MODELLING EVALUATION
Frank Y Li and V Snow
AgResearch, Palmerston North
NITROGEN PROCESSES AND NITROGEN USE EFFICIENCY IN PASTORAL SYSTEMS UNDER DIFFERING MANAGEMENT
– A MODELLING ANALYSIS
Alison Dewes, A Stafford, R Abercrombie, C Rutherford and M Scarsbrook
AgFirst, Hamilton
UPPER WAIKATO NUTRIENT EFFICIENCY STUDY
David M Wheeler, A MacCormick and S L Wheeler
AgResearch, Hamilton
DESCRIPTION OF THE HOUSE BLOCK MODEL WITHIN
OVERSEER® NUTRIENT BUDGETS
Karin Müller, M Deurer and B E Clothier
Plant and Food Research, Hamilton
DEVELOPING A METHOD FOR ASSESSING THE PESTICIDE FOOTPRINT OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Bill Carlson, B Tikkisetty and A Duncan
AgResearch, Hamilton
DEVELOPMENT OF BEST NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
FOR DAIRY GOAT FARMING SYSTEMS
Rogerio Cichota, I Vogeler and M V Martins
AgResearch, Palmerston North
EFFECT OF SOIL HETEROGENEITY ON THE UNCERTAINTY IN MODELLING N LEACHING
Donna Giltrap and S Saggar
Landcare Research, Palmerston North
MODELLING THE EFFECTS OF SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF URINE PATCHES ON N2O EMISSIONS USING NZ-DNDC
Peter A Bishop and B F Quin
Bishop Research Ltd, Palmerston North
MODELING OF THE EFFECT OF COMBINED DCD AND UREASE INHIBITORS ON THE POST-DEPOSITION SIZE OF URINE PATCHES
- IMPLICATIONS FOR DECREASED N LOSSES AND INCREASED PASTURE PRODUCTION USING THE ‘TAURINE’ TAIL-ATTACHED DISPENSER
Annette Semadeni-Davies, S Elliott and U Shankar
NIWA, Auckland
CLUES - LINKING LAND USE TO WATER QUALITY
Indika Herath, B Clothier and D Horne
Institute of Natural Resources, Massey University
REFERENCING WATER FOOTPRINTS TO INDICES OF
WATER RESOURCE STATUS
Hasinur Rahman, A Holmes, S Saunders, M Deurer, B Clothier and A Mowat
PlusGroup Ltd, Tauranga
CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN KIWIFRUIT ORCHARDS OF NEW ZEALAND
Weiwen Qiu, E Lawrence, D Curtin and M Beare
Plant and Food Research, Christchurch
A COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT METHODS FOR THE SEPARATION
OF PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER FROM SOILS
Raza Ullah Khan, C W N Anderson, P Loganathan, J Xue and P Clinton
Institute of Natural Resources, Massey University
EFFECT OF SLOW-RELEASE BORON FERTILISER ON
PINUS RADIATA (D. Don) GROWTH AND PHOTOSYNTHESIS UNDER GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS
Ian McIvor, K Snowdon and I Nicholas
Plant and Food Research, Palmerston North
ROOT DEVELOPMENT IN SHORT ROTATION COPPICE WILLOW INFLUENCED BY SPECIES CHOICE AND MANAGEMENT OPTIONS
Andrew Hume (Invited Speaker)
MAF Policy, Wellington
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY IN THE NEW ZEALAND EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME: THE LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK
Nick Pyke and K McCusker
Foundation for Arable Research, Lincoln
EXTENSION OF CLIMATE CHANGE TO THE PRIMARY SECTORS
– A PARTNERSHIP APPROACH
John-Paul Praat, P Handford and C Wallwork
P.A.Handford and Associates, Paekakariki
TO TREE OR NOT TO TREE
– PROJECTED FARM BUSINESS ANALYSIS
Robert M Norton, S K Lam, D Chen, G. Fitzgerald and R Armstrong
International Plant Nutrition Institute, Australia
N DYNAMICS UNDER ELEVATED CARBON DIOXIDE IN
THE AUSTRALIAN FACE EXPERIMENT
Doug C Edmeades
AgKnowledge Ltd, Hamilton
IS THE HYPOTHESIS OF ANTHROPOGENIC CLIMATE
CHANGE CORRECT? A PERSONAL VIEW
Viacheslav I Adamchuk (Invited Speaker)
University of Nebraska – Lincoln, USA
APPLICATION OF INTEGRATED PROXIMAL SENSING
TECHNOLOGIES TO RECOGNIZE SPATIAL VARIABILITY
OF SOILS AND CROP PERFORMANCE
Richard Chynoweth and M P Rolston
Foundation for Arable Research, Lincoln
EXPLORING THE USE OF REMOTE SENSING TOOLS FOR
ESTIMATING NITROGEN FERTILISER REQUIREMENTS IN
PERENNIAL RYEGRASS SEED CROPS
Peter Lorentz, A Pearson, M White, C Pell and D Saville
Analytical Research Laboratories, Napier
THE EFFECT OF STORAGE CONDITIONS ON THE ACCURACY OF MINERAL NITROGEN (N MIN) CONTENT OF SOIL
Roger Hill, G Rajendram and R Lewis
Hill Laboratories, Hamilton
ALL PADDOCK TESTING
– A NEW PARADIGM FOR NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT ON FARMS
Ian Yule, H Lawrence and R Dynes
NZ Centre for Precision Agriculture, Massey University
PRECISION AGRICULTURE TECHNIQUES TO
REDUCE DAIRY FOOTPRINTS
Ina Draganova, I Yule, K Betteridge, M Hedley, M Stevenson and K Stafford
NZ Centre for Precision Agriculture, Massey University
ACTIVITY PATTERNS AND NUTRIENT REDISTRIBUTION IN
AN INTENSIVELY MANAGED DAIRY HERD
Miles Grafton, I Yule and J Lockhart
NZ Centre for Precision Agriculture, Massey University
AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE TOPDRESSING INDUSTRY
Ian Yule and M Grafton
NZ Centre for Precision Agriculture, Massey University
FACTORS AFFECTING FERTILISER APPLICATION UNIFORMITY
Miles Grafton, I Yule, C Davies and J Jones
NZ Centre for Precision Agriculture, Massey University
ANALYSIS OF MATERIAL FLOW FROM TOPDRESSING AIRCRAFT
Reddy Pullanagari, I Yule and M Killick
NZ Centre for Precision Agriculture, Massey University
IN-FIELD METHODS OF COLLECTING CROP REFLECTANCE DATA
Stuart Standen and I Yule
NZ Centre for Precision Agriculture, Massey University
pH MAPPING USING THE VERIS pH DETECTOR
Ants Roberts, M White, H Lawrence and M Manning
Ravensdown Fertiliser, Pukekohe
WHEN MORE REALLY IS MORE!
Dan Bloomer and J Powrie
LandWISE, Hastings
FUEL USE REDUCTIONS THROUGH THE USE OF
PRECISION AGRICULTURE:
REDUCING THE FOOTPRINT OF FARMING
Markus Deurer, H Rahman, A Holmes, S Saunders, B Clothier and A Mowat
Plant and Food Research, Palmerston North
QUANTIFYING SOIL CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN
KIWIFRUIT ORCHARDS:
DEVELOPMENT OF A SAMPLING STRATEGY
Samuel Dunlop, S Sivakumaran, I McIvor, M Deurer, A Hall,
K Mason, and B Clothier
Plant and Food Research, Palmerston North
EFFECT OF CONSERVATION TREES ON THE CHEMICAL,
BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF TWO HILL COUNTRY SOILS IN HAWKES BAY
Rocky Renquist, S Trolove, S Shaw, S Heubeck, C McDowall and H Kerckhoffs
Plant and Food Research, Hastings
BIOMASS FOR BIOFUEL WITH CLOSED-LOOP N SUPPLY,
GROWN ON MARGINAL LAND
Siva Sivakumaran, T Mills, K Mason, M Deurer, D Curtin, M Beare and B Clothier
Plant and Food Research, Palmerston North
SOILS-BASED EVALUATION OF LABILE ORGANIC CARBON AND ITS ROLE IN NET SOIL MINERALISATION RATES IN KIWIFRUIT ORCHARDS
Paul Johnstone, N Arnold, S Shaw, B Rogers and D Bloomer
Plant and Food Research, Havelock North
BIOFUMIGANTS - ADDING VALUE TO COVER CROPPING?
Kyle Devey, G Rajendram and B Nicholson
University of Waikato, Hamilton
THE EXTRACTION OF MINERAL-N IN SOIL
– REDUCTION OF THE CONCENTRATION OF KCl AS EXTRACTANT
Kyle Devey, G Rajendram, B Nicholson, R Hill and R Littler
University of Waikato, Hamilton
THE DETERMINATION OF SOIL pH
– REDUCING EXTRACTION TIME FROM 16 H TO 1 H
Doug C Edmeades, J D Morton, J E Waller, A K Metherell, A H C Roberts
and P Carey
agKnowledge, Hamilton
THE DIAGNOSIS AND CORRECTION OF POTASSIUM DEFICIENCY
IN NEW ZEALAND PASTORAL SOILS:
A REVIEW
Ranvir Singh
Institute of Natural Resources, Massey University
WATER FOOTPRINTING: MAPPING FROM DIRECT TO INDIRECT
WATER USE IN NEW ZEALAND
Brent Clothier, M van der Velde, S Green, K Mason and M Deurer
Plant and Food Research, Palmerston North
REDUCING THE PRODUCTION FOOTPRINTS OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS - (1) WATER FOOTPRINT
Rob Craigie and H Brown
Foundation for Arable Research, Lincoln
DEVELOPMENT OF A WHOLE ARABLE FARM IRRIGATION
SCHEDULING SOFTWARE PACKAGE
Steve Green, A Hodgson, M Barley, M Benson and A Curtis
Plant and Food Research, Palmerston North
THE IRRIGATION CALCULATOR FOR TREE AND VINE CROPS
Markus Deurer, B Clothier, R McDonald, C van den Dijssel and K Mason
Plant and Food Research, Palmerston North
REDUCING THE PRODUCTION FOOTPRINTS OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS - (2) CARBON FOOTPRINT
Tony Rhodes and R Dynes
PGG Wrightson, Dannevirke
SMALL FOOTPRINTS AND THIN WALLETS
– IMPLICATIONS FOR SHEEP AND BEEF FARMERS
James Powrie and D Bloomer
LandWISE, Hastings
THE ADVANCED FARMING SYSTEMS PROJECT:
TECHNOLOGY FOR REDUCING THE FOOTPRINT OF FARMING
Paul Johnstone, M Parker, G Kaufler, N Arnold and A Pearson
Plant and Food Research, Havelock North
USING MAIZE TO MANAGE DAIRY SHED EFFLUENT
− MAXIMISING THE MARGIN AND MINIMIZING THE FOOTPRINT