In this webinar, Jim Sinner and Marc Tadaki of Cawthron will present the findings of a survey of catchment and biodiversity groups. The survey was conducted for the Ministry for…
The United States government sued the state of Florida in 1988 for failing to manage farm runoff that was polluting waters in Everglades National Park, an area of high biodiversity.…
Farming in the rugged, but beautiful, central North Island hill country can be challenging at times. It’s dry, the soils are poor, and snow in winter is common. But it…
A new collection of practical resources aim to guide the implementation of Te Mana o te Wai, the concept that puts the wellbeing of water itself as the priority for…
King Country farmer Blair ‘Munta’ Nelson knows sediment run-off is the number one environmental issue faced by farmers in his district. He’s convinced farmers can go a long way to…
Our Land and Water National Science Challenge is currently seeking a Communications Advisor to join us on a full-time fixed-term contract ending 28 June 2024. Based at our Lincoln campus, you…
‘You are what you eat’, the saying goes – and just as it is for people, the same it seems goes for stock. Increased pasture botanical diversity, longer grazing rounds…
New Zealanders care deeply about our rivers and lakes, and we have high expectations for healthy fresh water. Research has made it clear that in some river catchments, farmers and…
It is common to see stock grazing on cropping paddocks over the colder months around Canterbury. Generally, it’s dairy farmers making the most of the pasture or other cover crops…
When LIC national FarmWise manager Edward Hardie heard about a Northland farmer who reported he’d increased milk production simply by upgrading his stock water, he was interested and believed it…
The avocado industry is one of New Zealand’s horticultural success stories. In 1939, fruit from nine avocado trees, raised from seed, were sold in Auckland. Sixty years later, there are…