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Listed below are the publications and key presentations stemming from our research. While some of the publications are freely available electronically in the public domain, others are not. We have listed our publications according to the type of publication and they are listed chronologically.

Journal articles

2024

Guthrie G 2024. Farm debt and the over-exploitation of natural capital. Resource and Energy Economics 77: 101439 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reseneeco.2024.101439

Kaine G, Wright V 2024. Social desirability bias and the prevalence of self-reported conservation behaviour among farmers. Sustainability 16(22): 9658. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16229658

Kaine G, Wright V 2024. Determinants of the management of native vegetation on farms. Conservation 4: 163–175. https://doi.org/10.3390/conservation4020012

Maclean K, Rist P, Rassip W, Prudames N 2024. A practical tool to enable indigenous enterprise planning and development grounded in culture. Sustainability Science 19: 1205–1220. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-023-01459-1  

2023

Dorner Z 2023. How behavioural and experimental economics can contribute to agricultural policy with an application to agri-emissions pricing. New Zealand Economic Papers 57(2): 191–197. https://doi.org/10.1080/00779954.2022.2154252

Dorner Z, Knook J, Yang W, Stahlmann-Brown P 2023. Busy road frontage influences on-farm adoption of visible good management practices. Journal of Rural Studies 99: 45–52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2023.02.006

Kaine G, Edwards P, Polyakov M, Stahlmann-Brown P 2023. Who knew afforestation was such a challenge? Motivations and impediments to afforestation policy in New Zealand. Forest Policy and Economics 154: 103031. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2023.103031

Vallance S, Espig M, Taylor A, Brosnahan C, McFetridge A 2023. Farmer wellbeing and animal welfare: Exploring the connections using the case of facial eczema. Journal of Rural Studies 104: 103140 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2023.103140

2022

Kaine G, Wright V 2022. Relative advantage and complexity: predicting the rate of adoption of agricultural innovations. Frontiers in Agronomy 4: 967605. https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2022.967605

Research reports, white papers and articles

2023

Vallance S 2023. Moving the Middle interview summary: Meeting the Challenge of Changing Land Management Practice. Manaaki Whenua –  Landcare Research.

2022

Dorner Z 2022. Farmers need certainty over emissions pricing – removing government from the equation might help . The Conversation. 28 October 2022.

Reid J, Whitehead J 2022. Enablers and drivers for Māori agrifood collectives transitioning towards better land management practices. White paper. Earth Quotient Ltd and Matatihi Ltd.

Selected conference presentations

2024

Greenhalgh, S 2024. Moving the Middle: Empowering rural managers to act in complex landscapes. Presentation to Primary Industries New Zealand Summit 2–3 July 2024. Wellington, New Zealand.

2023

Dorner Z, Knook J, Maris R, Penelope J, Stahlmann-Brown P 2023. Does well-being influence adoption of pro-environmental behaviours or the other way around? Presentation to Australasian Agricultural & Resource Economics Society 67th Annual Conference, 7–10 February 2023. Christchurch/Online.

Le Heron E, Finlay-Smits S, Maclean K, Kannemeyer R, Te Ata o Tū MacDonald L, Walton M, Edwards P, Blackett P, Baker V, Buelow F 2023. Senses of sustainability: imagining farming futures through narratives. Presentation to the Australasian Agri-Food Network Conference, 4–7 December 2023. Hobart, Australia.

Workshops/Seminars

2024

Robson-Williams M. Agents of Change for the adoption of sustainable land management practices. Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research LINK seminar. 31 January 2024.

Agents of Change Video Presentation

Agents of Change PDF Presentation

Agents of Change Presentation Q+A

 

2023

Greenhalgh S, Morgan F. Moving the Middle: empowering land managers to act in complex rural landscapes. Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research LINK seminar. 9 May 2023.

Moving the Middle Video Presentation

Moving the Middle PDF Presentation

Moving the Middle Q+A