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Mating starts long before mating
October 27th 2026
By Nick Collins & Alison Dewes When mating rolls around each spring, the focus naturally shifts to heat detection, AB, conception rates and getting cows in calf. But the foundations of a successful
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Resilience Starts with the Whole Farming System
July 29th 2026
What does the future of farming in Aotearoa look like? That question brought together more than 100 farmers, researchers, advisors and industry leaders at the recent Quorum Sense Conference in
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Over 65 People Gather at Wilith Farm for Rere ki uta rere ki tai - Living Soil Project On Farm Day
July 29th 2026
More than 65 farmers, researchers, rural professionals and community members came together at Wilith Farm in Ātiamuri for the latest Rere ki uta rere ki tai - Living Soil Project On Farm Day. The ev
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Trial Farm Spotlight: Rhys and Pen Bullock, Omahanui Farm
July 22nd 2026
Located in Reporoa, about halfway between Taupō and Rotorua and bordering the Waikato River, Omahanui Farm is owned and operated by Rhys and Pen Bullock. Like many farmers, Rhys had stepped away
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The Rere ki uta rere ki tai Toolbox: Supporting Farmers on the Journey to More Resilient Farming
July 8th 2026
Healthy farming systems don't come from a single silver bullet. They come from understanding how every part of the farm works together, from the soil beneath our feet to the people managing it every
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Pasture Cover for Winter, Setting the Platform for the Season Ahead
April 21st 2026
By Nick Collins As we head towards winter, pasture cover becomes one of the most important levers farmers have to set up the season ahead. Across the farms involved in the Rere ki uta rere ki tai -
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The future of NZ dairy in a fuel-constrained world — integrated, low-carbon, and biologically intelligent
March 26th 2026
By Alison Dewes We are at a pivotal time in NZ agriculture, forcing us to rethink our systems. When this is done well-production holds or improves, costs fall, emissions reduce, and the system
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What We Learned at the DairyNZ Organic Discussion Day at Utterly Organic
March 6th 2026
On 25 February, our team from Rere ki uta rere ki tai - Living Soil Project attended the DairyNZ Organic Discussion Day held at Mandy and Pete Patterson’s Utterly Organic farm in the Waikato. The
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Te Roroa Spring Cropping
February 5th 2026
Trialling summer cropping on challenging soils At Te Roroa, the team trialled summer cropping on a very degraded paddock that had been significantly damaged through previous attempts to cultivate
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