My Regenerative Grazing Journey – Siobhan Griffin
“There is nothing sustainable about a farm that fails to make money.” Continue reading My Regenerative Grazing Journey – Siobhan Griffin
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Hamish Bielski: ODPG Conference Presentation
Hamish Bielski shares his own fascinating farming experiences in his presentation ‘The Importance of Regeneratively-Managed Livestock to our Planet.’ This is a must-see to understand how animals fit into the subject of soil health if they and the land are managed in the correct way. Continue reading Hamish Bielski: ODPG Conference Presentation
How Grazing Strategy impacts Ecological Processes
This article on sustainable agroecosystems by Richard Teague looks at how Regenerative Grazing Farmers manage specifically to optimise four key ecosystem functions. Research was undertaken at commercial ranch scale across North America. Continue reading How Grazing Strategy impacts Ecological Processes
Join Us for Advice, Support & Resources
Following on from our successful ODPG Conference, which pulled together a wealth of interesting speakers from academia, science and from the fields, our membership has been growing in leaps and bounds. If you’re not a member yet, it’s not too late to join us for the rest of 2020. The sooner you join, the more value you’ll get.
We also encourage and welcome Regenerative Farmers, Biological Farmers, and anyone who wants to find better ways to farm their land, however big or small. Continue reading Join Us for Advice, Support & Resources
Looking Forward to a Great Conference
Our 2020 Conference ‘The Regenerative Soil Solution’ starts tomorrow! Our list of delegates is complete, our thirteen wonderful speakers are confirmed, and the Head Chef is cooking up an organic storm! Continue reading Looking Forward to a Great Conference
Thank you, Washcreek!
Washcreek Organic Beef and Lamb are grown on Mt Cass Station, a 2500 hectare farm that spreads from the Waipara Wine Country to the Coast. Continue reading Thank you, Washcreek!
Book Your Place Before 2nd March
We started planning this two-day conference about eight months ago, and it began with a title – ‘The Regenerative Soil Solution’ – which sums up our growing need to regenerate soil functions in order to restore water, food, and health quality to New Zealanders, and sequester carbon in the face of a changing climate. Continue reading Book Your Place Before 2nd March
Wyld Organic Food on our Conference Menu
The Beatties Pitt Island Wild Sheep receive NO chemicals, including treatments, injections or antibiotics in their lifetime and their tails are left as nature intended, wagging behind them. Continue reading Wyld Organic Food on our Conference Menu
Mmmmm…!
We’re delighted to be able to use some really good organic food farmed very close to our Conference Venue to feed our delegates over the weekend! Much of our Fruit and Vegetables are being provided by Spring Collective in Leeston. Continue reading Mmmmm…!
It’s All About the Soil
Why is it important to have well-structured soil? Find out about drainage, airflow, aerobic environments and microbes, beneficial microorganisms, drought resistance, compaction layers, healthy root growth, soil erosion, and the role of the Soil Food Web in this compact, simple 6-minute video explanation by Dr Elaine Ingham. ‘THE REGENERATIVE SOIL SOLUTION’ ODPG 2020 Conference MARCH 7th and 8th | LINCOLN UNIVERSITY At the ODPG 2020 Conference, we’ll be examining all aspects of soil regeneration with experts and farmers, and determining where we need to go from here in an uncertain climate. Continue reading It’s All About the Soil
A Knowledgeable and Approachable Farmer Teacher
‘Profit is Essential for People on the Land’ is a workshop for every kind of pastoral farmer to help them understand their individual farm and make it work for them. Continue reading A Knowledgeable and Approachable Farmer Teacher
4 per 1000: Regenerative Agriculture and the Climate
An annual growth rate of 0.4% in the soil carbon stocks would halt the increase in the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere related to human activities. Continue reading 4 per 1000: Regenerative Agriculture and the Climate
John King on Women in Farming
John King on Women in Farming. In this week’s ‘Focus on John King’, he discusses a phenomenon he has noticed over many years of teaching regenerative farming methods. Continue reading John King on Women in Farming
Focus on John King
John King article about farmer innovation and change, and the influential people he has met along the way who made him look at farming from different angles. Continue reading Focus on John King
Recommended Viewing: ‘The Regenerators’
‘The Regenerators: A Better Way to Farm’ is an inspirational short film showcasing New Zealand farmers leading the way with regenerative techniques to save our rivers from pollution and contamination. Continue reading Recommended Viewing: ‘The Regenerators’
Beef and Lamb NZ: Events of Interest
In this presentation Dr Jones will explain how enhancing above – and below – ground diversity to maximise the power of photosynthesis and creating a robust soil microbiome Continue reading Beef and Lamb NZ: Events of Interest