With fertile soil now being lost at a rate of 24bn tonnes a year, pollution of the world’s soils will only get worse if urgent action isn’t taken, concludes a new UN report. And this will have a devastating effect on our fragile ecosystems and human health. Continue reading Urgent Action Needed for Soil Pollution
The Billion Agave Project – In Mexico, a group of farmers are regenerating their desert land with agaves, deep-rooted nitrogen-fixing companion trees and holistic grazing. Continue reading Greening the Desert with Agave
An in-depth interview with Walter Jehne, soil microbiologist and climate scientist, on the crucial Soil Carbon Sponge. Continue reading Walter Jehne: In-Depth on the Soil Carbon Sponge
Our next webinar will be looking at livestock methane in terms of carbon emissions in the farming industry. Continue reading ODPG WEBINAR: Methane. Friend or Foe?
Two organisations are hosting Grazing Coach, Siobhan Griffin, at six in-depth events around Hawkes Bay throughout July. Continue reading Regenerative Grazing Events in Hawkes Bay with Siobhan Griffin
In this insightful podcast, John Kempf talks in depth to NZ Agroecologist Nicole Masters about many aspects of regenerative farming from vermicompost to microbial quorum sensing and enhancing plant immune systems. Continue reading Podcast: Nicole Masters and John Kempf discuss Regen Ag
A new kind of hive, which creates an environment that honey bees love, but Varroa mites hate, may be the answer to protecting our pollinators. Continue reading New Hives Protect the Pollinators
An article in Scoop focuses on the Climate Change Commission’s report, which advocates sweeping changes in many areas, but unfortunately does not go far enough in the field of agriculture. Continue reading Does Climate Commission Report Fail to Push a Farming Switch
Worth a watch is this 23-minute engaging, practical explanation of why Regenerative Agriculture is a giant step forward in tackling climate problems, as seen through the examples of Australian sheep farmers, who regularly face extreme weather conditions. Continue reading CHANGING PARADIGMS | The WHY of Regenerative Agriculture
A 12-year project involving seven farms in the UK is hoping to discover how much silvopasture systems are benefiting soil carbon. Continue reading Planting Trees: A Silvopasture Project