Resilient Cropping: Growing energy while cycling nutrients on-farm (Fact Sheet 1)

A Resilient Cropping series - Fact Sheet 1, by R Renquist. Funded by Foundation for Arable Research, Horticulture NZ, Tahuri Whenua, MPI and LandWISE, 2013.

Introduction - Growing crops specifically for energy production is an expanding industry in several countries around the world. In New Zealand, some research has explored potential crops and has considered the potential for nutrient management and energy production on farm and how they might be integrated.

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