Hosted by The Organic Dairy & Pastoral Group.

Visit the ODPG website for more details and tickets

Event information

A day of insightful presentations from national and international speakers, followed by an inspirational day of field trips in the wider area.

As always, the conference will be a wonderful learning opportunity for anyone interested in organic or regenerative farming methods, and a great chance to network with those who share the same values.

Day 1

At Napier Conference Centre, the ODPG are hosting a wide range of excellent speakers, headlining with renowned soil ecologist, Dr Christine Jones, and a video-conference with Dr Andrew Smith, the C.O.O of the great Rodale Institute in Pennslyvania. Matt Gallagher will be discussing all things to do with this speciality of Organic Certification, Jono Frew will present on aligning farming with nature for the future, Philippa Jamieson is researching Meat and Milk: Fake vs Real for the conference, and Nic Conland’s presentation will be about calculating carbon on the farm.

There will also be a chance to catch up on the progress of the National Organic Standard, with a visit from one of the specialist MPI team for a valuable Q&A session. 

Day 2

The Hawkes Bay Future Farming Group are working with the ODPG to identify two exciting field trips from amongst their innovative organic and regenerative members. Delegates will be divided into two groups to visit the selections, swapping venues after a shared picnic lunch.