Open AccessSustaining the productivity of New Zealand's hill country - A land manager's view
Author(s) -
Donald Cameron
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
grassland research and practice series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2463-4751
pISSN - 0110-8581
DOI - 10.33584/rps.16.2016.3249
Subject(s) - pasture , productivity , land management , investment (military) , production (economics) , key (lock) , business , natural resource economics , land use , land development , marginal land , land information system , agricultural economics , agroforestry , environmental resource management , geography , forestry , economics , economic growth , engineering , environmental science , computer science , political science , civil engineering , computer security , politics , law , macroeconomics
Key message summary • Farm plans have been an integral part of assisting landowners to manage eroding hill country in the Wellington region • Land Use Capability (LUC) mapping is a key tool in prioritising investment in erosion control and land development programmes • Improving pasture production and management on LUC Class 6 land provides a great opportunity in sustain the productivity of our hill country • Alternatives land uses such as forestry and manuka can provide increased returns from marginal pasture land.