Collaboration, flexibility, and inclusivity are not just beneficial for research that resonates with communities and allows them to conduct their own research, but are also necessary for delivering connected, mission-led…
More than 150 people packed into the Limes Room at the Christchurch Town Hall to hear about The Value Project at the E Tipu Agri Summit, held in Ōtautahi/Christchurch late…
The person who turns up every month and makes the tea for the school PTA meeting might not be someone you recognise as a community hero, but their steady contribution…
Animal welfare concerns during winter were at the top of the list of reasons farmers chose to look at integrating composting shelters into their dairy farming operations. Keeping their animals…
Aside from the remoteness of where they farm, some of the biggest challenges for West Coast dairy farmers in the South Island are around winter management and the sheer volume…
The Covid-19 pandemic has reminded us our own well-being is intimately connected to other people and our natural environment. For many people, living in a small lockdown bubble for weeks…
Assurance systems such as freshwater monitoring are a cornerstone of New Zealand’s agribusiness. They enable compliance with regulations, product safety and international trade. But these systems face growing challenges. Urban…
The Faecal Source Tracking project used DNA sequencing to identify 23 strains of ‘naturalised’ Escherichia coli that are not associated with risk to human health, unlike other faecal strains contaminating…
Increasing demand for dairy produce is accompanied by growing concerns about waste and the impact of dairying on water quality owing to annual nutrient (nitrogen and phosphorus) loss, with ranges…
Unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) are increasingly used on farms for everything from mustering stock to mapping, but have not yet been widely used to monitor environmental compliance. However as New…
After eight years of innovative, mission-critical science, Our Land and Water’s final two-day symposium in May 2024 marked the end of the Challenge and the beginning of a new stage…