Ten farms in Waikato and Te Arawa Waka have stepped up to share their knowledge and trial new approaches as part of the Rere ki Uta, Rere ki Tai research…
Toitū te Whenua, Toiora te Wai, the Our Land and Water National Science Challenge has now ended. For eight years, Our Land and Water worked to find new ways for…
Two Pūhoro STEM Academy students, Ella Cameron-Smith (Ngāti Raukawa, Ngai Te Rangi) and Meschka Seifritz (Ngāti Kauwhata), were first to pilot the Pūhoro internship programme now sponsored by Our Land…
Cattle grazing on lush green pastures under clear blue skies is an iconic rural New Zealand image – and it resonates with consumers, giving our beef and butter a marketing…
The weaving together of mātauranga Māori and modern science to help revitalise Te Taiao is a powerful force. Each strand of knowledge needs to be carefully threaded to ensure that…
Regional and city council staff now have a documented process to follow when faecal contamination is identified in freshwater, created by ESR researchers involved in the Faecal Source Tracking research…
Richard Fitzgerald knows that weather and the climate are topics close to every farmer’s heart. A farmer himself with an active involvement in an intensive irrigated mid-Canterbury-based family farm, Richard…
Tuituia ngā pae mātaurangakia Toitū te whenua, kia Toiora te wai. He mihi maioha ki ngā mātanga taiao, mātauranga Māori, kaipūtaiao, kairangahau, ngā māngai ahu matua, kaipakihi ahuwhenua, me ngā…
Bringing urban and rural businesses together to talk about sustainability has resulted in a raft of changes to reduce environmental impact and interestingly has seen urban businesses looking to the…
Climate change, extreme weather events and water quality are considered the three biggest challenges likely to affect agriculture in Aotearoa for the next 10 years, according to primary industry experts…
A market for biodiversity credits is one financing option that could be instrumental in helping New Zealand farmers fund land-use change to meet environmental targets, according to a new study.…