Improving Water Quality

The Real-Time Water Quality project is a grass-roots idea, supported by farmers, catchment groups, and irrigation schemes. Lead by The AgriBusiness Group; we established a team with a diverse skillset – farm systems, nutrient and water quality/hydrology knowledge. This 12-month project is one of 12 successful projects funded through Our Land and Water Rural Professionals Fund.

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Reduce soil damage

What are the potential benefits of adopting a dispersed forage feeding approach? This approach is being tested on a North Canterbury farm. The kale crop is growing well, meaning there is plenty of feed across the farm. Harvesting of the crop has begun, as has grazing in-situ. Follow-up measurements will be undertaken in the next couple of months. This fascinating update is from Our Land and Water facebook .

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