Freshwater seaweed trials a sparkling success [Farmers Weekly 18 Aug, 2023]
Freshwater seaweed trials a sparkling success
We wanted to see if this seaweed growing system on land could work in open environments to soak up nutrients and provide a model for others to pick up and upscale across the country.
Top firms set off on agritech tour ( Farmers Weekly 13 September 2023)
Top firms set off on agritech tour
AgriTech promotes opportunities and challenges raised by the agritech industry through international connections and missions, and it’s a fantastic opportunity for Clare and Tane.
Government invests through Ministry for Primary Industries’ Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures Fund for seaweed bioremediation
Nutrient-sucking seaweed on clean-up duty in one of New Zealand’s dirtiest waterways.
Seaweed could be the key to cleaning up some of New Zealand’s dirtiest waterways.
Nearly $1m has been poured into a trial soon to start in the Waikato’s Waihou River, testing how well the seaweed can filter its water.
This will be New Zealand’s first land-based seaweed trial, and three tanks of the plants will grow for 12 months, drawing water from the estuary, with data collation and analysis to follow.
If successful, AgriSea managing director Tane Bradley said it could become a “game-changer” in water restoration – on top of growing seaweed that can be used for other products.
Ag tech champs honoured by AgriTech NZ [Farmers Weekly 15 Aug, 2023]
Ag tech champs honoured by AgriTech NZ
Two industry champions have been honoured for their collective action for the benefit of the sector at an AgriTech New Zealand event.
The event, hosted at Parliament, honoured the work of individuals in the industry, with the Robin Davidson Memorial Award going to AgriSea chief executive Clare Bradley
Coromandel marine pest Caulerpa needs more than monitoring, expert says
Coromandel marine pest Caulerpa needs more than monitoring, expert says
The Californian team that successfully eradicated a killer algae is imploring the Coromandel community to pull together and fight the invasive seaweed caulerpa while being wary of bureaucratic processes.
Eric Noel Munoz, consultant and author of the book Caulerpa Conquest, was among the team brought to New Zealand by Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust, which took immediate action to find solutions in eradicating the invasive weed caulerpa.
Can Māori knowledge of moon phases help farm resilience? Bay of Plenty farmers gather to learn
Can Māori knowledge of moon phases help farm resilience? Bay of Plenty farmers gather to learn
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 being guided through the Māori lunar calendar at a first-of-its-kind workshop this week.
The Listener: Growing seaweed promises rich dividends [Listener June 14, 2023]
Underwater treasure
Growing seaweed promises rich dividends for farmers, our environment and our health.
Seaweed is an unrecognised resource for most of us, spotted only when it peeks out of the water at low tide or gets cast up on beaches. But we may be seeing more of our oceanic algae because there’s increasing interest in farming it. Most seaweed is edible, and our waters grow about 1000 species. Māori and other indigenous peoples traditionally ate sea- weed, and New Zealand has embraced it in the form of the nori that wraps sushi. It is rich in protein, fibre, vitamins and minerals often associated with animal food sources.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern among guests congratulating Clare Bradley and Tane Bradley as AgriSea named 2022 Hi-Tech Kamupene Māori o te Tau (Hi Tech Company of the Year)
Seaweed tech: Paeroa’s AgriSea marks quarter-century with awards win
Owners of Paeroa-based company AgriSea say “it’s still sinking in” that they won one of the technology sector’s most sought-after accolades – the NZ Hi-Tech Award as Maori company of the year.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was among the guests at a recent gala event in Wellington and made a point of personally congratulating general manager Clare Bradley and husband, chief innovation officer Tane Bradley (Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato-Tainui).
AgriSea won the Hi-Tech Kamupene Māori o te Tau category of the NZ Hi-Tech Awards against finalists Envico Technologies, Plink and Height after being nominated as a finalist for the second year.
Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor officiates at Fieldays Innovation hub AgriSea Ulva trial
Govt, Agrisea announce ‘game-changing’ seaweed
In a New Zealand first, a waterway-cleaning seaweed trial was officiated at Fieldays last Thursday by Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor, marking the beginning of a potential solution to several issues confronting the sector.
The seaweed, called Ulva, which has been trialed by Agrisea for several months, absorbs excess nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus from polluted waterways to aid its growth, and then the biomass can be used as fertiliser after being harvested.
The current pilot is located at the rivermouth of the heavily-polluted Waihou River, which Agrisea research technician Taylor Moore says was the perfect location for the research programme to take place.
Establishing seaweed sector with growing trial
Scheme aims to establish commercial seaweed farming
Dec 2021
The Ministry for Primary Industries and Auckland Council are investing millions in a pilot scheme that hopes to establish a commercial seaweed farming sector in New Zealand.
The three-year kelp farming pilot project, in the Hauraki Gulf and Bay of Plenty, is a partnership between GreenWave NZ, EnviroStrat, AgriSea and Government.
EnviroStrat chief executive Dr Nigel Bradly is leading the research.
The New Zealand pilot includes hatchery production, on-water farming, seaweed processing, and training programmes for seaweed farmers.
Global interest in AgriSea’s nanocellulose trial.
Paeroa company AgriSea gets global interest in seaweed trials
The hidden, healing properties of seaweed cellulose is the latest innovation for Paeroa company AgriSea that’s drawn interest from a worldwide supplier of pharmaceuticals.
AgriSea is growing on a diet of seaweed and science…
AgriSea growing on a diet of seaweed and science
Seaweed company AgriSea New Zealand knows a lot about adversity, so perhaps it was par for the course that dairy prices plunged just as the business reins were handed to the founders’ kids.
Scion: AgriSea “shining example” embracing tech to turn waste into a resource [1 March 2023]
Driving the circular bioeconomy forward
1 March 2023
Education, advocacy and courage will be needed to challenge and replace linear economic models that are currently hindering New Zealand’s progress on climate change action.
How New Zealand can take advantage of the opportunities to transition to a circular bioeconomy was explored at the Scion Bioeconomy Symposium in Wellington in February, held as part of events to commemorate Scion’s 75th Anniversary.
AgriSea host Pacific Coast Technical Institute's New Zealand Certificate in Apiculture
Satellite technology, seaweed for gut health: bee research in Paeroa
Hauraki-Coromandel students and amateur beekeepers turned a Paeroa company into a hive of activity recently.
AgriSea, the producer of seaweed-based animal feeds, hosted Pacific Coast Technical Institute’s New Zealand Certificate in Apiculture students of all ages and backgrounds.
The company has its own hives for researching its seaweed-based bee nutrition. It has turned the factory site into a “living breathing bee environment”, planting 1000 plants over four years that flower into an early spring cycle.
Minister of Economic and Regional Development Stuart Nash: “A privilege to invest into AgriSea”
Paeroa’s world first: Seaweed nanocellulose facility announced for AgriSea
Aug 2022
Paeroa will be home to the world’s first commercial seaweed nanocellulose facility at AgriSea.
The $1.5 million project will create nine new full-time roles at AgriSea, which is receiving a $750,000 loan announced by Stuart Nash in Paeroa on Wednesday.
Nash, the Minister of Economic and Regional Development, described the project as being at the cutting edge of global innovation.
Cleaning rivers - 6 April 2022
Cleaning rivers – 6th April 2022
IN NEW ZEALAND, A NEW PROJECT SEEKS TO RESTORE WATERWAYS BY USING SEA LETTUCE TO SOAK UP NUTRIENTS THAT FRESHWATER PLANTS ARE CURRENTLY UNABLE TO ABSORB. THE TEAM OF RESEARCHERS BEHIND THE LAND-BASED TRIAL HAS HIGH HOPES FOR THE FUTURE.
Shifting mindsets with the power of local knowledge - 4 April 2022
The power of local knowledge to shift mindsets around the world – 4th April 2022
It started as a dream, but this award winning Paeroa based family business is creating global impact. Their tech is unique and uses brown kelp native to New Zealand.
“As a Māori-owned, intergenerational business, we have a different lens on the business than a large corporate might have. That influences our long-term vision. Māori values like kaitiakitanga, manaakitanga and whanaungatanga are part of our DNA,” says AgriSea’s Clare Bradley.
“Our values are not a PR exercise for us, they’re part of who we are. We feel it is our responsibility to look after our natural resources for future generations,” she says.
Seaweed could hold key to cleaning up waterways - 14 March 2022
Seaweed could hold key to cleaning up waterways – March 2022
A nationwide first land-based seaweed trial aiming to clean up our waterways is about to get growing beside the Firth of Thames in the Hauraki Gulf.
Paeroa seaweed innovation company AgriSea is working with University of Waikato on a two-year sea lettuce (Ulva) growing trial at Kopu marine precinct in the Coromandel.
Backed by the Ministry for Primary Industries’ Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures fund, seaweed will grow for 12 months in three tanks drawing water from the Waihou Estuary, with data collation and analysis the final year.
The seaweed can be turned into high-value products while the process of growing it has a multitude of benefits.
AgriSea Managing Director Tane Bradley says seaweed doesn’t have root systems and so grows by pulling nutrients from the water around it.
“In this case, as Ulva grows it pulls Nitrogen from the water and incorporates it into its tissue.”
Known as ‘bioremediation’, the project will use of seaweed in an attempt to clean excess nutrients from the Waihou Estuary.
“The seaweed in tanks will act as a sponge and filter feed on excess minerals like Nitrogen, Phosphorous and other heavy metals – in short cleaning up the water, which is then returned to the sea, filtered and clean.”
The two-year project is a collective effort, with University of Waikato Environmental research fellow Marie Magnusson leading the research team.
The locally present species of Ulva will be cultivated at the University of Waikato’s aquaculture facility where researchers will use DNA barcoding to confirm its genetic identity.
The bulk of the investment of $697,000 is from the Ministry for Primary Industries’ Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures fund, with $108,000 from AgriSea and $150,000 from the Agricultural and Marketing Research and Development Trust (AGMARDT). Thames-Coromandel District Council is gifting the land lease for the project, with support from Ngati Maru and Ngati Hako. Hauraki District Council, Waikato regional council and Te Waka are also supporting this project.
“Local Iwi are heavily invested in the health and wellbeing of our waterways and if this pilot proves successful, will look to upscale the on-land bioremedial systems in the Hauraki area,” Bradley
AgriSea is partnered with Farm Source already helping farmers improve soil and water quality using AgriSea’s seaweed bio stimulants as an alternative to chemical fertilisers.
Bio stimulants made from seaweed are high-value macro-algal products used on dairy, sheep and beef farms as well as in the apiculture, horticulture and viticulture industries.
“Currently the loss of nutrients not absorbed by plants enters the soil and drains into groundwater that leads straight to our waterways. This promotes algal blooms which reduces oxygen levels, which then threatens animals such as tuna (eels), kākahi (freshwater mussels), kōura (freshwater crayfish), and īnanga (whitebait),” Damien O’Connor said.
“The aim is to clean up and revitalise our waterways with New Zealand seaweed as they key, and to create jobs in the science sector and build on the work by farmers who are already working to improve their farming systems to reduce environmental pressure.
The production of seaweed on land is new for New Zealand.
It is estimated that up to 50 tonnes of dry Ulva per hectare could be produced from a scaled-up facility, providing the biomass for added value products.
“There’s a growing desire from science institutes with assistance from Government funding agencies to explore innovative projects such as this, not only for their environmental benefits but as potential commercial harvest of seaweed for food, bio stimulants and high value bio actives.”
Bradley says the Ulva species has about 20 per cent protein which is one of the higher percentages for seaweed.
Damien O’Connor said the aims of this proof-of-concept research support many of the goals set out in Fit for a Better World, the Government’s 10-year food and fibre sector roadmap aimed at lifting productivity, sustainability and creating jobs to drive New Zealand’s economic recovery from COVID-19.
“This project supports sustainability, which is also in line with the Government’s Aquaculture Strategy. Seaweeds are being increasingly recognised for their potential.
“If successful, this will be an environmentally-friendly way to improve water quality, create jobs in the science sector, revitalise our waterways and improve our on-land farming systems,” Damien O’Connor said.
“AgriSea estimates the potential value as up to $219,000 per hectare of production per annum,” says Bradley “This is based on nitrogen credits coming into effect in New Zealand and the value of Ulva based products which are on AgriSea’s Innovation pipeline.
While New Zealand doesn’t have a nitrogen trading scheme yet, if one was introduced the biomass produced in one year from one hectare of ponds would be worth NZ$82,000 in nitrogen credits, based on international values for nitrogen trading.
Minister of Agriculture - 10 March 2022
Minister of Agriculture: Land-based seaweed trial a nationwide first – March 2022
A land-based seaweed trial aiming to help restore our waterways is about to kick-off with Government investment beside the Firth of Thames wetland, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor said.
Paeroa seaweed innovation company AgriSea is working with the University of Waikato on a sea lettuce growing trial at Kopu marine precinct in the Coromandel. The seaweed will be used to soak up the nutrients that freshwater plants are currently unable to absorb.
The Government is investing more than $697,000 in the project through the Ministry for Primary Industries’ Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures fund (SFF Futures).
Damien O’Connor said the trial is a nationwide first and seeks to address an important environmental issue.
“Currently the loss of nutrients not absorbed by plants enters the soil and drains into groundwater that leads straight to our waterways. This promotes algal blooms which reduces oxygen levels, which then threatens animals such as tuna (eels), kākahi (freshwater mussels), kōura (freshwater crayfish), and īnanga (whitebait),” Damien O’Connor said.
“This bioremediation project is using Kiwi ingenuity to see if the seaweed can act as a sponge, soaking up excess nitrogen, phosphorus and helping clean our waterways.”
Three ponds totalling 60 square metres will grow the locally present green seaweed species Ulva.
“The project will grow the algae for 12 months, which will provide data from real-world ambient conditions,” Damien O’Connor said.
“Ulva will be cultivated and scaled up at the University of Waikato’s aquaculture facility. Researchers will use DNA barcoding to confirm its genetic identity.
“Species selection will be based on growth performance for bioremediation in conditions mimicking the Waihou river estuarine water.”
The two-year project is a collective effort, with University of Waikato environmental research fellow Marie Magnusson leading the research team. Iwi Ngāti Maru and Ngāti Hako are also providing support.
In addition to the SFF Futures funding, AgriSea is contributing $108,000 and the Agricultural and Marketing Research and Development Trust (AGMARDT) is investing $150,000. Thames-Coromandel District Council is gifting the land lease for the project term worth $40,000, with support from Ngāti Maru and Ngāti Hako. Hauraki District Council and Te Waka are also assisting with the consent process.
Damien O’Connor said the aims of this proof-of-concept research support many of the goals set out in Fit for a Better World, the Government’s 10-year food and fibre sector roadmap aimed at lifting productivity, sustainability and creating jobs to drive New Zealand’s economic recovery from COVID-19.
“This project supports sustainability, which is also in line with the Government’s Aquaculture Strategy. Seaweeds are being increasingly recognised for their potential.
“If successful, this will be an environmentally-friendly way to improve water quality, create jobs in the science sector, revitalise our waterways and improve our on-land farming systems,” Damien O’Connor said.
Dairy Cow Diet Tweak with Fermented Seaweed Extract Shows Promise - November 2021
Dairy Cow Diet Tweak with Fermented Seaweed Extract Shows Promise – November 2021
As the world demands higher animal and environmental outcomes, dairy researchers are continually looking for ways to improve cow health while lessening ecological impacts.
Seaweed Supercharge 2021- 2022
Seaweed Supercharge 2021- 2022
In three tanks of seawater near the Firth of Thames at the gateway to the Coromandel Peninsula, grows what could be the future of New Zealand’s aquaculture industry. Seaweed. Once considered the domain of alternative lifestylers who use it for fertilising their gardens, is having its moment, and New Zealand and the Coromandel is poised to become a world leader in its production. Tane Bradley from pioneering Paeroabased seaweed company AgriSea is positively fizzing about the development. It was 25-years-ago his mother Jill sold up the family home and moved to the Hauraki Plains with the dream of creating a sustainable business out of a product growing in abundance off our shores.
AGRITECH INNOVATORS ON THE UP: Issue 2- October 2021
Agritech NZ | News and Stories
Soft plastic recycling returns to Paeroa - 28th October 2021
Soft plastic recycling returns to Paeroa – 28th October 2021
Paeroa residents will be able to recycle their soft plastics at their local Countdown.
The Soft Plastics Recycling Scheme is partnering with Paeroa based business Agrisea which supplies products made organically from sustainably sourced New Zealand seaweed to the dairy, horticulture, apiculture and viticulture industries.
Enrich: Lessons learnt from going organic - October 2021
Enrich: Lessons learnt from going organic October 2021
A researcher and reader, Rob initially had to follow his gut instinct when taking his herd into regenerative organic farming with encouragement from his wife, brothers and father, and the help of products including cider vinegar, vermicast, homeopathy, and – still relied upon to this day – seaweed.
AgriSea’s biostimulant range is what Rob now uses to meet his on-farm requirements. Rob wanted a local organic product, and AgriSea’s products from sustainably harvested beach cast of a native New Zealand species, Ecklonia radiata, deliver that.
Goldpine: Sustainability and Ongoing Research - September 2021
Goldpine: Sustainability and Ongoing Research- A lived experience September 2021
Just a hop, skip and a jump away from the giant L&P bottle in Paeroa, you will find AgriSea who is an industry leader in sustainable solutions, specialising in seaweed products. We met with Managing Director Tane Bradley and his wife Clare Bradley who is the general manager for science, research and development. Their company location was once a meat works but has been converted into a place of research, productivity and community involvement.
Finalists for Kudos Science Excellence Awards announced -7th September 2021
Finalists for Kudos Science Excellence Awards announced – 7th September 2020
“From producing nanocellulose products from seaweed as a sustainable alternative to petroleum-based plastics, to improving the productivity and health of cattle through exploring key genetic variants in the bovine genome, these finalists are combining cutting-edge science with innovative thinking to tackle real world issues.”
Hill Laboratories Primary Industries Award
- Agresearch Life Cycle Assessment Team
- Prof Mathew Littlejohn
- Scion/Agrisea Nanocellulose from Seaweed Team
Seaweed research produces results- 14th December 2020
Seaweed Research produces results 14th December 2020
Research on seaweed species found in abundance around New Zealand has led to the development and licencing of a promising new product. The three-year research programme led by Scion set out to test the properties of different seaweeds, including Undaria pinnatifida and the commercially harvested, native species Ecklonia radiata. Two years into the project, researchers have already commercially licenced their first product – a nanocellulose hydrogel – to project partner AgriSea, a leader in the New Zealand Seaweed industry.
Scientists seek a more scrumptious seaweed- 22nd October 2020
Scientists seek a more scrumptious seaweed 22nd October 2020
The Government is putting more than $3million into research trying to learn the health benefits of an exotic seaweed species. AgriSea general manager Tane Bradley said his organisation had been working on increasing the value of seaweed to New Zealand’s economy and was looking forward to being involved in the research.
Research Funded To Unlock Seaweed’s Potential As New `superfood’ - 21st October 2020
Research Funded To Unlock Seaweed’s Potential As New `superfood’ 21st October 2020
It is far from a staple on most Kiwi dinner tables, but AgResearch scientists are aiming to unlock the potential of seaweed as a go-to food with proven health benefits. And they have enlisted the services a of a world-class chef to help them do it. Project partner AgriSea NZ is a family-owned seaweed business making a range of products for farmers and growers, and general manager Tane Bradley says they are excited about taking part: “Recently AgriSea has focused on increasing the value of seaweed to New Zealand’s economy while recognising the huge role seaweeds play ecologically”.
Research funded to unlock seaweed’s potential as new `superfood’- 21st October 2020
Research funded to unlock seaweed’s potential as new `superfood’ 21st October 2020
It is far from a staple on most Kiwi dinner tables, but AgResearch scientists are aiming to unlock the potential of seaweed as a go-to food with proven health benefits. And they have enlisted the services a of a world-class chef to help them do it.
Hauraki, Coromandel businesses celebrated at inaugural awards- 29th September 2020
Hauraki, Coromandel businesses celebrated at inaugural awards 29th September 2020
The team from Paeroa-based business Agrisea had a successful night, taking out the supreme award as well as winning both the primary/rural and innovative business categories.
Moves for NZ's first seaweed farms begin in Hauraki Gulf- 23rd September 2020
Moves for NZ’s first seaweed farms begin in Hauraki Gulf 23rd September 2020
GreenWave NZ’s pilot stage will consist of farming native brown kelp (ecklonia) at two locations in the Hauraki Gulf.
Animal supplement wins coveted award" with Clare Bradley & Matt Beck- 26th August 2020
Animal supplement wins coveted award” with Clare Bradley & Matt Beck 26th August 2020
A prototype animal health supplement from Agrisea will provide farmers with another tool to potentially lower livestock emissions. Business Development Manager Clare Bradley and Lincoln University PHD Graduate Matt Beck will explain the science.
Fieldays Online: 2020 Innovation Awards winners announced- 24th July 2020
Fieldays Online: 2020 Innovation Awards winners announced- 24th July 2020
Forward-thinking Kiwis have been celebrated with the annual Fieldays Innovation Awards, with the winners announced today.
THRIVING THROUGH LOCKDOWN – TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE- 26 June 2020
THRIVING THROUGH LOCKDOWN – TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE- 26 June 2020
The world’s biggest marketer of kiwifruit – Zespri – is seeing it. So is AgriSea, New Zealand’s largest seaweed company: evidence of a major shift in what global consumers want, driven by Covid-19. Facing a worldwide health and economic crisis consumers are now putting renewed emphasis on their health. A major part of that is ensuring the food they eat is authentic, natural and is produced sustainably.
WOMEN IN AG: CLARE BRADLEY FROM AGRISEA- 3rd April 2020
WOMEN IN AG: CLARE BRADLEY FROM AGRISEA 3rd April 2020
AgriSea’s Clare Bradley is passionate about sustainability, working together as a community, and the importance of recognising the hard work women do in the rural sector.
Agrisea is Developing Ocean Farms to Grow Rice using Saltwater- 3rd January 2020
Agrisea is Developing Ocean Farms to Grow Rice using Saltwater- 3rd January 2020
So why not grow crops using all of that available saltwater? The short answer is salinity — most of our favorite crops can’t grow in such salty environments. But new startup Agrisea is working to change that. The company creates a floating farm ecosystem that grows crops on saltwater, using only . . . saltwater. No soil, no fertilizers, and no fresh water required. The company is currently participating in life science accelerator IndieBio which includes $250,000 in seed funding.
AgriSea boss takes women’s award- 3 December 2019
AgriSea boss takes women’s award- 3 December 2019
AgriSea boss takes women’s award. Rural Women NZ supreme business award winner AgriSea development manager Clare Bradley brews up another batch of seaweed. Seaweed products pioneer AgriSea is the 2019 supreme winner of the NZI Rural Women New Zealand Business Awards.
Seaweed pioneer working with innovative farmers- 11 December 2019
Seaweed pioneer working with innovative farmers- 11 December 2019
AgriSea NZ feels lucky to be able to work with the country’s most innovative farmers, says Clare Bradley, business and development manager.
AgriSea's Clare Bradley named Supreme Winner of rural women awards- 28th November 2019
AgriSea’s Clare Bradley named Supreme Winner of rural women awards- 28th November 2019
Clare Bradley from pioneering seaweed company AgriSea has been named the supreme winner at the NZI Rural Women NZ Business Awards.
AgriSea wins top business award- 28th November 2019
AgriSea wins top business award- 28th November 2019
Seaweed products pioneer AgriSea New Zealand is this year’s Supreme Winner at the NZI Rural Women NZ Business Awards.
Seaweed products pioneer named supreme winner in rural women business awards- 25th November 2019
Seaweed products pioneer named supreme winner in rural women business awards- 25th November 2019
A company that has pioneered the use of seaweed products has won the supreme award in this year’s NZI Rural Women NZ Business Awards.
Paeroa woman recognised in rural awards for work with ocean 'rainforest' - 17th October 2019
Paeroa woman recognised in rural awards for work with ocean ‘rainforest’ – 17th October 2019
AgriSea’s business development manager Clare Bradley won the Love of the Land category at the Rural Women NZ Business Awards.
Ocean Harvest- 9th August 2019
A Family company from Paeroa is out to prove that seaweed could help Kiwi farmers boost production and cut pollution.
AgriSea growing on a diet of seaweed and science- 9th August 2019
AgriSea growing on a diet of seaweed and science- 9th August 2019
Seaweed company AgriSea New Zealand knows a lot about adversity, so perhaps it was par for the course that dairy prices plunged just as the business reins were handed to the founders’ kids.
AgriSea - a blue economy success story- May 2019
AgriSea – a blue economy success story- May 2019
AgriSea is an example of an innovative enterprise that is creating economic value from sustainable marine activities, based on healthy marine ecosystems.
Saving honey bees - there's an app for that- 13th June 2019
Saving honey bees – there’s an app for that- 13th June 2019
Paeroa College students Hamish Buchanan and Ariihia Morehu present the bee app project at the Techweek’18 Waikato Internet of Things tour, held at Agrisea in Paeroa recently.
AgriSea NZ Ltd- 23rd May 2018
AgriSea NZ Ltd is the leading biological input company in NZ. It is a Paeroa based, multi-award winning, family business. Tane Bradley is CEO and along with his wife, Clare, are the second generation to run this company that was founded almost 25 years ago, under the name Ocean Organics. Tane says, “One of the big challenges facing whānau companies is succession. Clare and I are excited and honoured to be the next generation to commit to the kaupapa of AgriSea and Ocean Organics.”
Exploring the potential of seaweed- 2018
Exploring the potential of seaweed- 2018
AgriSea NZ Seaweed supplies to the horticulture, agriculture, apiculture, viticulture and dairy sectors both domestically and to a growing export market.
Seaweed nutrients boosting bee health- 14th August 2017
Seaweed nutrients boosting bee health- 14th August 2017
Using a seaweed-based product to boost bee health might seem a little unusual, but research is showing it works.
AgriSea gets grant to study bees’ nutritional needs - May 2017
AgriSea gets grant to study bees’ nutritional needs – May 2017
Announces the receipt of a Callaghan Innovation grant to the firm to undertake research into the nutritional needs of honey bees and the bioactive products manufactured by the firm. Cites remarks from general manager Tane Bradley and business growth advisor Peter Davey about the importance of the grant to the firm. Provides information about Callaghan Innovation project grants, and quotes spokesman Phil Anderson
Paeroa business Agrisea receives $74,000 grant to study bees- 10 April 2017
Paeroa Business Agrisea receives $74,000 grant to study bees- 10th April 2017
The Callaghan Innovation grant will go towards research and development of AgriSea’s bioactive products and the nutritional needs of honey bees. AgriSea general manager Tane Bradley said the grant would continue to grow their research and development capabilities. “To date there is limited scientific data around the nutritional needs of the honey bee so this is really important,” he said.
Agrisea- August 2016
AgriSea NZ Ltd is a multi award winning family owned and operated, sustainable NZ company, brewing nutrient applications from NZ seaweed, for soil plant and animal heath. AgriSea is committed to the NZ farming community and healthy functioning soil. They have recently embarked on a 3 year research programme to track the transition of high input chemical farms to biological farming methods, the end results of which are intended to produce safe pathways for farmers to transition and further proof of the efficacy of their products.
AgriSea Wall of Wine - 19th Sept 2014
AgriSea Wall of Wine (Podcast) – 19th Sept 2014
If you fancy a superb bottle of wine that has been signed by a celebrity, complete with a framed photo of the celebrity holding the bottle, you should click play and listen to AgriSea Marketing Manager Tane Bradley talking to Brian Gentil about the auction he has organised.
AgriSea eyes 'the mainstream- 31st August 2013
AgriSea eyes ‘the mainstream- 31st August 2013 – 31st August 2013
It’d be a brave soul who argued with AgriSea director and co-founder Jill Bradley when she declares her Waikato seaweed products company intends to be “mainstream” by 2015.
Seaweed brewers: Meet the Paeroa family stirring up macro-algae at seaweed company AgriSea- 2011
Seaweed brewers: Meet the Paeroa family stirring up macro-algae at seaweed company AgriSea – 2011
Seaweed is the star ingredient in natural fertilizers and tonics for land and animal health. It also makes beautiful body-care products for organically minded people.
ANYONE USED AGRISEA FERTILISER?- Sept 2010
ANYONE USED AGRISEA FERTILISER?- Sept 2010
ANYONE USED AGRISEA FERTILISER? (Discussion Group)
AGRISEA SOIL CONDITIONER.....WHO HAS USED THIS PRODUCT- April 2009
AGRISEA SOIL CONDITIONER…..WHO HAS USED THIS PRODUCT – April 2009
AGRISEA SOIL CONDITIONER…..WHO HAS USED THIS PRODUCT -(Discussion Group).
AgriSea NZ
AgriSea NZ manufactures liquid seaweed concentrates from native seaweed for agriculture and horticulture. It specialises in bioactive extractions that add high value nutrition for soil, plant, animal and human health.
AgriSea NZ (Part 2)
AgriSea New Zealand is a family company that has been pioneering the seaweed industry for 25 years. It produces certified organic liquid seaweed concentrates and cosmetics (under the Ocean Organics brand), and seaweed ferments for the agriculture, horticulture, viticulture and apiculture markets. The seaweed is gathered sustainably from the shores of coastal communities after storms.
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AgriSea Wesco Seed Mix
AgriSea and Wesco Seeds have worked together to formulate a diverse pasture seed mix that achieves a holistic balanced approach to pasture renewal. We have created a diverse herbal mix of at least twelve different species and cultivars. This herbal ley will improve nutritional value and increase root mass by up to 60%. This will result in better persistence and improved resilience during adverse climate events which are not currently available with the traditional Rye and Clover mixes. To get the best results we recommend a biological farming approach with good pasture management.
AgriSea New Zealand
AgriSea New Zealand specialises in the manufacture of macro-algae concentrates and bioactive extractions that are used as nutritional supplements for soil, plant, and animal health.
