Increasing Lamb Weight Gains Under Regenerative Production with Jules Matthews In-depth interview with Jules Matthews and Kim Deans from Integrity Soils on increasing the health and wellbeing of your stock The Scoop on Poop In an art as old as the origins of agriculture, reading cattle dung signs provides valuable indicators to feed and A different perspective on weeds in multi-species cover crops I frequently witness applications of herbicides prior to multi-species cover crop sowing and find myself pondering the following question: Why Do you get ALL the rain? Are you obsessed with the weather? Is how much rain you got, or how dry it is frequently the first Detoxing from the agrarian cocaine – it’s not easy Eighteen months ago I bit the bullet and committed to converting our wee farm, Raumai iti, to regenerative practices. At the Talkin Soil Compaction Podcast with Nicole Masters, 'Talkin After Hours with the Lower Blackwood LCDC' hosted by Jo Wren and Kate Tarrant. "Compaction; Breaking it down Excerpt from Chapter 8 “For the love of soil", by Nicole Masters In a world devoid of its army of Show me the science I attended a regenerative agriculture presentation recently and some of the comments from the floor afterwards included an insistent “show Is your soil alive? Or barely breathing? Air in the soil – what are you nuts? Aren’t we meant to pack the dirt tightly around the roots Cover Crop Decision Making Process Multi-species cover cropping is gaining popularity as more farmers embrace a regenerative path. The feelings that accompany standing amongst a Mycoremediation to the rescue! Perhaps you’ve just brought a new piece of land and want to set up a garden, or you’ve had a Transforming our view of stress Stress, it impacts us all to various degrees and with Covid 19 many of us have experienced new challenges in 6 keys to successfully using biological stimulants Many land managers transitioning to regenerative agriculture become interested in applying bio-stimulants to bring life back into their system. There The thrill of soaring The thrill of soaring begins with conquering the fear of falling. Whether it’s as a kid jumping from a willow Decisions…decisions… The rain has finally come! And the grass (and most likely weeds aplenty) start to grow. The air is suddenly How speaking up can benefit us all One of my favourite trees, Kahikatea (a member of the podocarp family) grow throughout New Zealand. They are most abundant in Regenerate for the next generation Restoring soil health through regenerative agricultural practices is the key to success for families who are taking up the challenge Break it down An Excerpt from Nicole Masters book For the Love of Soil: In hotter and drier environments, it’s the ants and Winter grazing with out the mud Winter grazing of livestock in various parts of New Zealand is currently a contentious issue, due to concerns around sediment Women in regenerative agriculture As a child I never dreamt I would fall so deeply in love with soil. I grew up as an Tree planting into alien environments As people become more aware of the need to modify their environment, so that it may become more hospitable or After the fire: recovering, redesigning and rebuilding Fire is a fast-moving disaster, unlike the slow burn of drought it can catch us off guard and can destroy 8 ways to monitor your soil health Monitoring soil health provides us with a valuable opportunity to know how are we doing, if we are making progress Regenerative Rock Stars When it comes to regenerative agriculture there is a lot of press and reverence for those that seemingly began this 1 2 3 … 5 Next »
