Pongakawa on-farm agroforestry day highlights benefits of land use change
In the recent Pongakawa on-farm agroforestry day, farmers in the Pongakawa catchment learned about the significant benefits of land use change, including a 17% increase in milk solids per cow, an 80% reduction in imported feed, and a 46% decrease in nitrogen losses...
Gavin Fisher discussing diversity feed without synthetic inputs
Gavin Fisher discussing diversity feed without synthetic inputs What are the benefits of introducing plant diversity to the whole of your farm or lifestyle block? And how do the stock on your farm contribute positively to this ecosystem? Gavin Fisher was one of the...
Livestock given a choice of what to eat produce better milk, meat
Livestock eating more than just grass, and given a choice of what to eat, produce better meat and milk, and lead to healthier people, a new study shows. The study by Professor Pablo Gregorini and a team from Lincoln University’s Pastoral Livestock Production Lab is...
Can Maori knowledge of moon phases help farm resilience?
Using ancient Māori knowledge of moon phases has shown positive results with regard to pasture growth and riparian planting resilience for Bay of Plenty farmers Miru Young and Mohi Beckham. The farmers were among those who spent two days on the historic Te Kūiti Pā...
Working In Partnership with Farmers
Rere ki Uta Rere ki Tai is a project working in the the Waikato, Taupō, and Bay of Plenty regions as part of the Revitalise Te Taiao research programme. Here, they reflect on their research to support and implement farming systems that continue to grow the mana and...
Transforming Soil Legacies
Farmers interviewed through the place-based Revitalise Te Taiao project share their personal journeys and experience in transforming the soil on their land. Based in the Bay of Plenty and Waikato, the Rere ki Uta, Rere ki Tai project is testing farming methods that...
Willith Farm
https://vimeo.com/824928032 “We thought artificial fertiliser would fix the soil,” explains dairy farmer Miah Smith of Atiamuri, “not knowing anything about the biology and no-one had taught us from 20 years of dairy farming, we were pretty much at a loss for about...
NZ Herald: Miah and Jenny Smith
When Miah Smith returned from hearing an Australian woman talk about supporting microbes instead of using synthetic fertiliser on his Atiamuri farm, wife Jenny thought he’d joined a cult. A farmer down the road told Miah he built topsoil through the root system by...
The Country, NZ Herald, Rere ki uta rere Ki Tai Farming Research Project Focuses on Soil
As many farmers, growers and communities carry the weight of catastrophic weather events in January and Cyclone Gabrielle in February, an important question emerges. How we can assist farmers in their essential work to feed us, while honouring Papatūānuku (Mother...
Enrich Magazine ‘Rere ki Uta, Rere ki Tai: From Sea to Soil to Society’
Building more resilient, profitable, and healthier farms is the goal of a new project, Rere ki Uta Rere ki Tai, that's strengthening farmers' connection with the soil through sharing knowledge, experience, and science. Ten farms across the Bay of Plenty and Waikato...
