Baring All for Mental Health
The Young Farmers of Ngarua bravely stripped off to create a Naked Calendar for 2022 and raise money for rural mental health charity ‘Will to Live’. Continue reading Baring All for Mental Health
Category: Farming
Agricultural Plastic Pollution and Food Safety
With the constant use of plastics in farming, much of it single-use and often buried or burnt, our soils are full of microplastics, threatening our food safety with pathogens. Continue reading Agricultural Plastic Pollution and Food Safety
Our ODPG Suppliers, Service Providers and Educators
Our Commercial Members cover a huge range of organic and regenerative-friendly products and services between them. Follow the links to find out about them and what they offer. Continue reading Our ODPG Suppliers, Service Providers and Educators
The Way That We Farm Matters
Want to know ‘Why Organic?’ There are so many good reasons, and the Rodale Institute has put all the reasons together in an easy-to-navigate guide… Continue reading The Way That We Farm Matters
Researchers Waking Up to Regenerative Potential
Regenerative Farming has been gaining momentum with farmers, who are rapidly adopting changes to improve the way they farm, for themselves and for the environment, but research has been lagging behind for a variety of factors. Continue reading Researchers Waking Up to Regenerative Potential
ODPG Resources Available to All
While we do hold a large amount of resources especially for access by our members, we also have plenty for everyone to see. From articles and case studies to webinars and video lectures. Here are some of the highlights… Continue reading ODPG Resources Available to All
Zero-Emission Biomethane Tractors
Plenty of pulling power, zero-emission, twelve-hour running time on refillable cartridges, and one-third the weight of a conventional tractor, the world’s first hybrid bio-methane and electric tractor has arrived. Continue reading Zero-Emission Biomethane Tractors
Regenerative Hot Dogs
Land to Market, a Savory Institute initiative, aims to bring together brands across the world who are seeking to promote food containing raw materials that have been farmed regeneratively, using a protocol of measured outcomes. Continue reading Regenerative Hot Dogs
Have Your Say on Glyphosate Usage
If you have something to say about the use of Glyphosate in the environment, here are two links to online Glyphosate actions – one a call for submissions, and the other a petition to reduce usage Continue reading Have Your Say on Glyphosate Usage
Food Waste Management and Farming
“Setting up local food waste collection and composting depots would mean farmers have ready access to high quality ‘living’ compost, right on their doorstep, while helping urban dwellers combat an ever-increasing food waste and landfill crisis.” Liam Prince Continue reading Food Waste Management and Farming
New Zealand’s First Certified Carbon-Neutral Farm
Many high country sheep and beef farms are already carbon-neutral or very close, as research at AUT discovered last year. It’s just a case of proving it, like Lake Hawea Station did, to become the first carbon-neutral farm in New Zealand. Continue reading New Zealand’s First Certified Carbon-Neutral Farm
The Beautiful Biology of Plant Communication
This short, fascinating TED talk featuring experiments by neuroscientist, Greg Gage, shows how plants communicate with each other, and can even count. Watch an impulse from a Venus Flytrap trigger a reaction from a Mimosa, and find out why flytraps don’t close their jaws on first sensing movement, but are capable of measuring time. Continue reading The Beautiful Biology of Plant Communication
ODPG WEBINAR: Biochar
The ODPG has the privilege to host Biochar Network NZ (BNNZ) on our next Webinar for members, with a total of five speakers focussing on how to get the best value from Biochar. Continue reading ODPG WEBINAR: Biochar
80 Years of Organics in New Zealand
One of the oldest organic institutions – the New Zealand Soil & Health Association – was set up in this country in 1941, and so this year marks 80 years since it first began! Continue reading 80 Years of Organics in New Zealand
How to Start Regenerative Agriculture
Firstly, do not start if your heart and soul is not in it… Continue reading How to Start Regenerative Agriculture
Cowpats and Our Ecosystem
It was the first day of July after an early morning frost, the sun was shining brightly and there wasn’t a breath of wind. Sitting on the hilltop of an area just grazed by the cows, I took some time off to sit down and take in the spectacular view. As peaceful as it felt, everything around me exuded life… Continue reading Cowpats and Our Ecosystem
Soil Management, Compost Tea, and Farming – A Podcast with The Ericksons
The Ericksons “make it a point to pay close attention to all four realms of soil function: soil biology, minerals, energetics, and the plant-soil relationship.”
Find out more about how the Jenny and Steve got into farming and how they run their farm and compost business in this Thriving Farmers Podcast. Continue reading Soil Management, Compost Tea, and Farming – A Podcast with The Ericksons
ODPG WEBINAR: Soil, Cows and Carbon
To help make sense of how carbon fits within our farming systems, Phyllis Tichinin – soils consultant, eco-nutritionist and former organic dairy support farmer – will be joining me for this webinar. The main focus will be on the connection between fertiliser applications, pasture qualities, methane emissions and soil carbon. Continue reading ODPG WEBINAR: Soil, Cows and Carbon
Urgent Action Needed for Soil Pollution
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
Greening the Desert with Agave
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