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	<description>Sustainable cropping through technology</description>
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		<title>Ergonomics in your tractor &#8211; Making the job easier with GPS</title>
		<link>http://www.landwise.org.nz/projects/ergonomics-in-your-tractor-making-the-job-easier-with-gps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Powrie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advanced Farming Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Compaction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Controlled Traffic Farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Permanent Beds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Precision Agriculture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Published in ‘Grower’ Magazine May 2010.
James Powrie and Dan Bloomer, LandWISE Inc.
“I don’t care what it cost! He’s not such a grumpy b*&#38;&#38;er when he comes in off the tractor.” So said the farmer’s wife.  The interviewer had asked, “What rate of return are you getting on your investment in GPS guidance?”
Our experience is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wheels and soil – the mechanics of compaction</title>
		<link>http://www.landwise.org.nz/projects/wheels-and-soil-%e2%80%93-the-mechanics-of-compaction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 02:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Dresser</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advanced Farming Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Compaction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Controlled Traffic Farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Projects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soil]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dr Marc Dresser is a Research Engineer working at Landcare Research, in Hamilton.
When queried about compaction, Wikipedia, that fountain of all knowledge states that…
&#8220;This topic is complicated, because it involves the response of the plant to the soil structure and the availability of water. Thus, it requires knowledge about the stress distribution in the soil [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Precision Agriculture Project Update and LandWISE Conference 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.landwise.org.nz/projects/precision-agriculture-project-update-and-landwise-conference-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.landwise.org.nz/projects/precision-agriculture-project-update-and-landwise-conference-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:32:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Powrie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advanced Farming Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Controlled Traffic Farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Permanent Beds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Precision Agriculture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Published in ‘Grower&#8217; Magazine April 2010.
 
James Powrie and Dan Bloomer, LandWISE Inc. 
The Advanced Farming Systems Project was established to share learning related to Precision Agriculture. It is modern technology, rapidly entering the mainstream in cropping.
All twelve case study farmers in this LandWISE SFF project are using GPS and related technology for more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News Release &#8211; LandWISE Conference 12th and 13th May 2010, Havelock North</title>
		<link>http://www.landwise.org.nz/precision-agriculture/news-release-landwise-conference-12th-and-13th-may-2010-havelock-north/</link>
		<comments>http://www.landwise.org.nz/precision-agriculture/news-release-landwise-conference-12th-and-13th-may-2010-havelock-north/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:17:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Powrie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Precision Agriculture]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[April 15, 2010 – for immediate release
LandWISE Conference 12th and 13th May 2010, Havelock North
‘Know your Farm – with Precision Ag’
Leading researchers and practitioners of Precision Agriculture from around the world are to address the LandWISE Annual Conference on the 12th and 13th of May.
The conference is being opened by MAF Director of Strategy Development, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CASE IH Gold Sponsor of the 2010 LandWISE Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.landwise.org.nz/projects/case-ih-gold-sponsors-of-the-landwise-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://www.landwise.org.nz/projects/case-ih-gold-sponsors-of-the-landwise-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Powrie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advanced Farming Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Precision Agriculture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[CASE IH will be a Gold Sponsor of the LandWISE 2010 conference.  &#8220;CASE IH dealers from around New Zealand have been supporting LandWISE events with attendance and sponsorship for over a year now.  We are delighted that they have decided to support the 2010 conference too,&#8221;  says Dan Bloomer of LandWISE.
CASE IH have been at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reduced tillage corn expert from Ohio hosted by FAR</title>
		<link>http://www.landwise.org.nz/tillage/reduced-tillage-corn-expert-from-iowa-hosted-by-far/</link>
		<comments>http://www.landwise.org.nz/tillage/reduced-tillage-corn-expert-from-iowa-hosted-by-far/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Powrie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reduced Tillage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tillage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In February Ed Winkle was hosted by FAR to talk to Farmers about reduced tillage in corn and soybeans in the USA. ]]></description>
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		<title>Going High Tech at Holton Farm</title>
		<link>http://www.landwise.org.nz/water/irrigation/going-high-tech-at-holton-farm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.landwise.org.nz/water/irrigation/going-high-tech-at-holton-farm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Powrie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advanced Farming Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agronomy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Data and Information Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drainage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Irrigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Precision Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Precision Weed Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Projects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sensing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weed control]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As Published in ‘Grower&#8217; Magazine February 2010.
Like many farmers who have adopted precision agriculture, Tim Macfarlane is using GPS to control his machinery.  This gives savings in time, fuel, labour, machinery and other input costs.
Tim farms Holton Farm near Kaiapoi.  He grows sweetcorn and pumpkin for the fresh market and seed crops including cabbage, clover, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Post: Dr Paul Johnstone (Plant and Food Research) on Improving Profits by Reducing Surface Ponding</title>
		<link>http://www.landwise.org.nz/water/irrigation/guest-post-dr-paul-johnstone-on-improving-profits-by-reducing-surface-ponding/</link>
		<comments>http://www.landwise.org.nz/water/irrigation/guest-post-dr-paul-johnstone-on-improving-profits-by-reducing-surface-ponding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Johnstone</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agronomy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drainage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Irrigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Projects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ponding of surface runoff from rainfall and irrigation can reduce crop production. The ‘Holding it together’ project addresses this.

Plant &#038; Food Research and LandWISE are working with growers to reduce surface ponding, improve soil quality and increase returns.  ]]></description>
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		<title>2010 LandWISE Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.landwise.org.nz/water/irrigation/2010-landwise-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://www.landwise.org.nz/water/irrigation/2010-landwise-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:25:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Powrie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advanced Farming Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agronomy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Controlled Traffic Farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Data and Information Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drainage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Irrigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Permanent Beds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Precision Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Precision Weed Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Projects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sensing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zonal Management]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.landwise.org.nz/?p=679</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[2010 LandWISE Conference
Know Your Farm &#8211; With Precision Ag, Havelock North, 12th &#38; 13th May.
The LandWISE conference aims to be to the leading Precision Agriculture event in New Zealand each year.
You will get to meet other farmers, growers and industry people with an interest in Precision Agriculture.  And  hear world class speakers on these topics:

Precision [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Organics embrace the best of all worlds</title>
		<link>http://www.landwise.org.nz/projects/high-tech-organic-vegetable-growing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.landwise.org.nz/projects/high-tech-organic-vegetable-growing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:19:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Powrie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advanced Farming Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agronomy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Controlled Traffic Farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Precision Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Precision Weed Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Projects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weed control]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As Published in &#8216;Grower Magazine December 2009&#8242;
Scott Lawson is a BioGro certified farmer who is using precision agriculture (PA) techniques on his Hawke’s Bay farm.  Produce from his farm is marketed through the True Earth brand. Scott is a founding member, and a Director of LandWISE.
At Lawson’s Organic Farms they integrate the best of organic, [...]]]></description>
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