Join us as we speak to Corinne Bataille from BoundarylessNZ about her research on how kaitiakitanga (Māori environmental guardianship) might be supported to help reverse the decline of New Zealand’s native biodiversity. Continue reading ODPG Webinar: Documenting Our Connection to the Land and Wetlands
Top tips on how to plan your livestock and crop rotation for the best results, with multiple benefits. Continue reading How to Integrate Livestock with Crop Rotation
“Methods of agriculture can be classed as being scientifically informed – they use scientific knowledge to inform their philosophy. For example, there is a huge amount of scientific information about the harm done to people and our planet from agricultural technologies such as nitrogen fertilisers, pesticides, cultivation and monocultures. Organics takes this information and decides to limit or prohibit the use of these technologies due to the harm they cause.” Dr Charles Merfield (Stuff.co.nz) Continue reading The Scientific Validity of Organics
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
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
This year, the Organic NZ Award ceremony took place online, thanks to uninvited guest, Covid-19, celebrating and honouring the hard work of our organic producers. Continue reading Organic NZ Awards 2021
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
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
…Yes, we’re here, we’ve done it and we can help with the transition. Continue reading The ODPG and Organic Farming – Dairy NZ Article
Following up on our last webinar with Paul Daly on EM, we’ll be looking at how to brew and multiply Effective Micro-organisms, including footage from the time the Topp Twins filmed a segment about it on our farm. Continue reading WEBINAR: Topp Country and Brewing Effective Microorganisms