Featured Research
This research catalogue contains published papers and reports and other research reports commissioned by the VR&I Board and contributing Product Groups.
Many of these documents are available directly on-line, in some cases they may be available only be emailing the Product Group concerned.
This page contains links to a selection of the latest research that has been supported by the VR&I Board.
Sustainable Vegetable Systems (SVS) Final Report - Part 1 (2024)
01/07/2024More details
This is the final report of the Sustainable Vegetable Systems project. This programme has developed a new tool to enable vegetable growers to better manage inputs to meet economic crop production needs, while reducing environmental impact.
Sustainable Vegetable Systems (SVS) Final Report - Part 2 (2024)
01/07/2024More details
This is the final report of the Sustainable Vegetable Systems project. This programme has developed a new tool to enable vegetable growers to better manage inputs to meet economic crop production needs, while reducing environmental impact.
SVS Tool User Guide v1.2 (2025)
User Guide 17/06/2025More details
This User Guide has been prepared by Sarah Dobson and Andrew Barber of Agrilink NZ, with contributions from the wider Sustainable Vegetable Systems project team. The primary purpose of this Guide is to support users of the SVS Tool, www.svstool.co.nz. The SVS Tool is the main output from the Sustainable Vegetable Systems project.
Guidelines for soil nitrogen testing and predicting soil nitrogen supply (2022)
Guideline Plant & Food Research 01/09/2022More details
Use these guidelines to collect a soil sample(s) and obtain mineral N and PMN test values from a commercial laboratory.
Vegetable crop sampling protocol for agrichemical residues (2022)
Protocol 22/08/2022More details
This document steps through the procedure for sampling vegetable crops for residue testing.
What's coming out of tile drains? 6 month update report (2022)
01/04/2022More details
This report summarises the first six months of tile drain monitoring throughout spring and summer in the SFFF “What’s Coming Out of Tile Drains?” project
Vegetated Buffer Strips Code of Practice (2021)
Code of Practice 01/04/2021More details
This guide is designed to assist you in making decisions related to installing and maintaining vegetated buffer strips.
Vegetated buffer strips - Background material and literature review (2021)
Code of Practice - Supporting Information 01/04/2021More details
This background material is supporting information to the Vegetated Buffer Strips Code of Practice.
Guidance on the use of off label crop protection products (2021)
Poster 27/07/2021More details
This poster is designed for growers when using a product off label and on a crop or pest that is not listed on the label.
Vegetable growers' on-farm biosecurity manual - Guide for covered crops (2020)
29/06/2020More details
This covered crop growers’ biosecurity manual guides vegetable growers on good biosecurity practices. This manual allows growers to assess the biosecurity systems they have in place, and directs growers to information sources and further steps to consider.