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General News on ARGOS
April 2015 - publication in Sustainability Science
November 2014 - online publication Publication of Lesley Hunt paper "The challenge of economic growth for sustainable production landscapes". More information here. March 2014: Following the APEN conference in August 2013, publication by Extension Farming Systems Journal 9: 34-42 of the paper written by Dr Lesley Hunt, with Professor Hugh Campbell and John Fairweather "The impact of neo-liberalism on New Zealand farmers: changing what it means to be a 'good farmer'. " January 2014: ARGOS project mentioned in University of Otago - CSAFE newsletter. December 2013: As part of the SLMACC project, presentation from Dr. Chris Rosin at Agrifood XX in Melbourne: "What is resilient intensification ?" As part of the ARGOS 2 project results that will be used for SLMACC, presentation from Dr Lesley Hunt at Agrifood XX in Melbourne: "Carrying on farming: how New Zealand’s sheep/beef farmers continue to farm" August 2013: Presentation from Dr Lesley Hunt of the ARGOS results at the: - APEN conference in Lincoln: "The impact of neoliberalism on New Zealand farmers: Changing what it means to be a ‘good farmer’". - NZARES conference in Lincoln: "Turning farms into businesses Some unexpected consequences of neoliberalism for New Zealand farmers". July 2013: A University of Otago study has used ARGOS data: http://www.otago.ac.nz/zoology/news/otago051080.html The 15 studied farms were part of a larger research program led by the Agriculture Research Group on Sustainability (ARGOS) at the University of Otago (http://www.argos.org.nz). All organic farms included in the ARGOS research program complied with New Zealand’s organic certification standards (e.g. BioGro) and met the standards set by the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. |
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