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Canterbury: Lincoln University's Integral Health Farm Open Day

  • Ashley Dene Research Development Station 736 Bethels Road Springston, Canterbury, 7677 New Zealand (map)

Hosted by the Lincoln University

$FREE

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Curious about what it takes to run a “healthier farm and modern farm”, focusing not only on environmental protection but also wellbeing of cows and people? Come along to our Integral Health Dairy Farm Open Day and get hands-on with interactive activities to showcase how we designed a farm to support a fully holistic farm aiming to Integral health of the soil, the plants the cows and the people consuming dairy product from it.

🐄 Dairy Overview

  • Try your hand at milking with our milkable udders!

  • Test your knowledge: What does healthier milk mean for us?

  • Compare cows’ from this to conventional farming. The cows in this farm are unique.

    🌱 Browsing & Nutrition

  • Explore a real pasture and discover what cows love to eat.

  • Participate in our food choice experiment – Are cows in this farm offered diverse and healthier diets? Does having choice matters?

  • Experience the Pasture Poem Challenge and forage for different feeds and medicines.


🌍 Pasture & Technology

  • See how much less cows in this farm impact the environment? And how we measure it.

  • Learn about the role of medicinal trees, shrubs and aromatics and how we manage them in this farm.

  • Join a scavenger hunt to explore the latest dairy technology for cow, human and environmental health – and be in to win!

    This is a family-friendly event—a great opportunity for all ages to get up close with a vision of sustainable and ethical dairy farming, and the future of food production.

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