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- NewsTrade Blog: building connections at ‘Beef Week’ …
- Rachel enjoys connecting with rural and urban (catchment) communities, community organisations, schools, and individuals using science communication and citizen science tools to engage them in environmental and sustainability issues. Rachel is based in the Wairarapa with her young family, having moved away from the hustle and bustle of Auckland to live 'the good life'. And it's proving to be really …
- A proud catchment community working together for a thriving natural environment. As at October 2019 we are still in the intial stages of setting up a catchment group. We have a tight knit and active community of predominately sheep and beef farmers, with a small ampount of dairy support, cash cropping and lifestyle farms. We also have a village and beach community, all of whom are involved in our group. Our catchment is made up of predominately clay based soils and our biggest challenges are …
- NewsApply for Next Generation Sheep Farmer Programme including Australia trip …
- Previous research has shown that sowing a catch crop can reduce nitrate leaching losses by as much as 40%, as well as improving nitrogen use efficiency and farmers’ profitability. This project aimed to upscale this previous applied research into working winter crop rotations in Canterbury and Southland and adapt it to the various soil and climatic …
- … The Wainuioru Community River Care Group was set up after a community meeting, attended by more than 60 people, at the Wainuioru Hall in September 2017. We were keen to find out more about our …