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March 12, 2020
Case study 9, in Adapting to Climate Change in Eastern
Marlborough sheep and beef farmers, Kevin and Carol Loe, have evolved a more ecological approach to farming by identifying and working within the limits of their land and a dry, windy climate. This case study documents the steps they have taken to manage water and wind erosion in particular.
Read time: 15 min
Pdf, 833 KB
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March 11, 2020
Case study 10, in Adapting to Climate Change in Eastern
Over a 30-year period, Alan Totty has invested considerably in his 284-hectare sheep and beef farm near Ashburton to ensure it can cope with the increasingly extreme Canterbury climate. This case study documents measures he has taken to build resilience against drought, wind and snow.
Read time: 15 min
Pdf, 765 KB
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December 1, 2010
Energy efficiency: Work platforms aid intensive apple orchard
Describes how Richard and Sue Hoddy of Nelson are preparing their apple orchard for the challenges of climate change. They are employing a range of strategies to adjust to a predicted longer growing season with fewer frosts, as well as more frequent droughts, heatwaves and storms.
Read time: 8 min
Pdf, 208 KB
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December 1, 2010
Reducing risk: Combining complementary farming blocks in different climatic
Describes how Oamaru beef and sheep farmers, Ross and Jackie Beckingsale, use twin blocks of land in close proximity but different climate zones to provide flexibility and resilience. By working the blocks as a complementary system, business risks and local climatic challenges are better managed.
Read time: 8 min
Pdf, 268 KB
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November 1, 2010
Central Otago orchard: Maintaining a competitive
Describes how Central Otago mixed-crop orchardist, Harry Roberts, is adapting his business in anticipation of climatic changes and to maintain a late-season market niche. Harry’s actions are informed by experiences in similar Southern Hemisphere late-season horticultural regions.
Read time: 5 min
Pdf, 298 KB
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November 1, 2010
Drought: Learning from the
Outlines a study conducted in 2008 by AgResearch on how farming communities in North Otago and South Canterbury adapted to and coped with severe droughts that occurred in 1988-89 and 1997-99. Includes preparation and coping strategies for future droughts.
Read time: 4 min
Pdf, 162 KB
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November 1, 2010
Focus on sustainability: A Hawke’s Bay hill country
Study of how the owners of a Hawkes Bay beef and sheep farm have invested in a low cost/low input farm system, with reduced profitability, to build resilience and sustainability in a changing climate. Changes were in response to a 2007 drought, which had severe financial impacts on the farm.
Read time: 8 min
Pdf, 495 KB
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November 1, 2010
Hawkes Bay cropping farm: Optimising irrigation in a drought-prone
Describes how Hawkes Bay mixed-cropping farmer, Hugh Ritchie, is using a range of energy, water-use and soil- and crop-management strategies to prepare for a predicted rise in regional temperatures and reduction in rainfall – particularly in winter and spring.
Read time: 8 min
Pdf, 319 KB
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November 1, 2010
Managing climate change: Farming in the high
Haldon Station is a large, commercially-diverse high-country sheep, beef and deer farm in the Mackenzie Country, where the climate is extreme and variable. This case study describes how the manager has diversified and intensified the business to reduce risk and ensure sustainability.
Read time: 10 min
Pdf, 295 KB
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November 1, 2010
Monitoring and planning: Maintaining production in a changing
Waikato dairy farmer, Hamish Putt, monitors soil moisture, soil temperature and pasture growth to ensure he can respond effectively to variable weather and a changing climate. This case study describes the range of management strategies he uses to maintain production.
Read time: 5 min
Pdf, 180 KB
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May 1, 2009
Bay of Plenty kiwifruit orchard: Balancing climate concerns with market
Outlines how profitability and environmental concerns, particularly climate change, are reflected in the balance of organic and conventional production practices used on Peter and Gwen Ombler’s kiwifruit and plum orchard at Welcome Bay, Tauranga.
Read time: 8 min
Pdf, 5.9 MB
