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Events in the network
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Upcoming events

Canterbury: Discussion day at George Lucas' farm in the Greta Valley.
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Hosted by Canterbury Grazing Group at George Lucas’ Farm, George runs a trading stock enterprise, under a holistic approach, and mimics the grazing practices of Jim Elizondo. One of the grazing goals is to have all-pasture wintering., with multiple projects on the go, it will be a great day.
Hosted by John King & Siobhan Griffin: The successful road to farming is to keep things simple. Managing pastures and soils through grazing management is something many farmers avoid by maximising production. Cut through farming information to reduce risk, improve resilience, cash surpluses and create quality of life farmers deserve.
Hosted by: Lincoln University’s Pastoral Livestock Production Lab. Curious about what it takes to run a “healthier modern farm” focusing not only on environmental protection but also wellbeing of cows and people? Come along to the Integral Health Dairy Farm Open Day and get hands-on with interactive activities.
Hosted by John King & Siobhan Griffin: The successful road to farming is to keep things simple. Managing pastures and soils through grazing management is something many farmers avoid by maximising production. Cut through farming information to reduce risk, improve resilience, cash surpluses and create quality of life farmers deserve.
Hosted by John King & Siobhan Griffin: The successful road to farming is to keep things simple. Managing pastures and soils through grazing management is something many farmers avoid by maximising production. Cut through farming information to reduce risk, improve resilience, cash surpluses and create quality of life farmers deserve.
Hosted by Chaos Springs: There is a great deal of overlap between the remedies used for cows and humans. This workshop will help people get over their impression that herbs are hippy BS by running through the science, particularly as it pertains to treatment of antibiotic resistant infections with herbs.
Hosted by John King & Siobhan Griffin: The successful road to farming is to keep things simple. Managing pastures and soils through grazing management is something many farmers avoid by maximising production. Cut through farming information to reduce risk, improve resilience, cash surpluses and create quality of life farmers deserve.
Hosted by Canterbury Grazing Group at George Lucas’ Farm, George runs a trading stock enterprise, under a holistic approach, and mimics the grazing practices of Jim Elizondo. One of the grazing goals is to have all-pasture wintering., with multiple projects on the go, it will be a great day.
Hosted by John King & Siobhan Griffin: The successful road to farming is to keep things simple. Managing pastures and soils through grazing management is something many farmers avoid by maximising production. Cut through farming information to reduce risk, improve resilience, cash surpluses and create quality of life farmers deserve.
Hosted by: Wairarapa Soil Health Group. Real Wealth Ranching Course with Jaime Elizondo. Jamie is a trailblazer in sustainable farming with livestock. He blends innovative grazing techniques like Total Grazing with cutting-edge soil science.
Hosted by NZARM: Join the soil consultants from Agrownomics, leaders in Canterbury's agricultural innovation, for a webinar tailored for those farmers and those working with farmers who want to maximise soil and plant health without breaking the bank!
UNDERGROUND is a two day festival celebrating soil, food and farming featuring international & local soil legends, talks, workshops, field experiences, local kai and music.
Hosted by Chaos Springs: Come and check out our 210 acre property in the Waitawheta Valley that has been sustainably and organically managed for the last 22 years. See what has worked for us and what hasn’t, learn from our mistakes so that you don’t have to make them too!
Hosted by OANZ: Join us for a practical and action-focused webinar as we share our Submissions Guide and Activation Toolkit! Discover how you can make a real difference in stopping the Gene Tech Bill and inspiring others to join the movement.
A rare chance to connect with organic farmer and leading food quality and nutrient density researcher, Dan Kittredge.
Hosted by Quorum Sense and Mike Porter. Join us for a day of insights and innovation in regenerative farming and a visit to Mike Porter’s hill country farm.
Hosted by Lincoln University Dryland Pastures Research Group. An opportunity to find out about this six-year study comparing regenerative and conventional dryland farmlets.
Hosted by Chaos Springs. This workshop will cover the basics of on-farm composting.
Hosted by Canterbury Grazing Group and Quorum Sense. This field day will introduce the experiences and knowledge of Dayle & Tamsin Lucas, farmers of 300ha near Methven.
Hosted by Whenua Haumanu, Massey University. A day filled with learning and networking at the two research farmlets.
Hosted by Kiwifruit Regen / Soil Biology Discussion Group and Leighton Oats: learn how to enhance soil health from Phil Carter and see regenerative practices in action in Leighton's orchard.
Hosted by KoruKai Herb Farm: this two-day workshop covers the foundations of soil health, holistic management and lots more.
Hosted by Kaipara Regenerative Farming Group & Northland Diversity: this workshop aims to help farmers, life stylers and everyone in between to adopt and apply the principles of regenerative farming and holistic management.
Hosted by Chaos Springs. This workshop will explore different theories on soil and farm management.
Hosted by Hawke’s Bay Future Farming: it features a lineup of speakers who will share their expertise on soil carbon and health, sustainable agriculture, and the international agricultural environment
Hosted by Growers Leading Change-FAR: Join Australian agroecologist David Hardwick to explore ‘on-farm bugs and brews', learn how to use them in your system and practice making some simple examples.
Hosted by Nelson/Marlborough NZ Landcare Trust: how can we balance habitat, biodiversity and pest control in Marlborough’s vineyards? Benefits and challenges of using native plantings in our productive landscape.
Recent past events
Quorum Sense webinar replays and event videos
Sam Lang is joined by guest farmers Dave Mitchell and Duncan Humm share how they (and other farmers) are successfully incorporating diverse forage crops into their farm systems.
Part of our Wintering Innovations Series, three dairy farmers share their alternative wintering journeys, where they're at now and what they've learned along the way.
Host Sam Lang and guest farmers Rhys Roberts (Align Farms) and Miah Smith explore techniques, successes and challenges bringing diverse pastures into NZ farming systems.
Hear from Mark Koopmans (North Canterbury), Jono Frew (Otago) and Russell Heald (Manawatu) as they discuss the practice of deferred grazing in New Zealand.
Sam Lang (Quorum Sense, Foothills Farming) and Jules Matthews (CREATE coach, Mangaroa Farms) share a simple process for identifying the limiting factors ‘putting a drag on your system’.
Hear from Mark Koopmans (North Canterbury), Rachel Short,(Taranaki) and Ross Johnson (Wairarapa) as they discuss regenerative grazing systems, techniques and farmer-led research.
Watch this webinar recording to learn from Soil Mentor's Abbey Rose how their app makes monitoring soil health on your farm easy and informative.
A tour of the Quorum Sense Regen Forum! You can see what's on offer, how it works, and get some tips and tricks for getting the most out of using it!
Hawke's Bay's Michael Reilly and Taranaki's Rachel Short share their experiences with livestock collar technology. What role can it play in NZ farming systems? What are the opportunities and concerns?
Andy’s research demonstrates complex interactions between physical soil structure and microbiome metabolism with significant implications for nutrient-use efficiency in soils.
Stephan Newman, and Phil & Jenny Grainger from the Kaipara Regen Ag group are involved with the City to Farm composting project lead by Betsy Kettle.
South Otago's Pete Blair and Hawke's Bay's Michael Reilly compare experiences navigating the multi-faceted maze of regenerative grazing techniques in very different contexts.
UK biological farmer Tim Parton shares his approach to arable crop production and how he’s come to work with nature, not against.
In this Quorum Sense webinar we will be focusing on grazing management and planning in a New Zealand landscape.
Following up our ‘Regenerative arable transitions’ case study, we deep-dive into regenerative arable production systems with David Birkett and the UK’s Clive Bailye.
In this second agroforestry webinar, Dr Colin Meurk joins us to discuss the benefits trees bring to agriculture, and how to select and plant for maximum impact.
First in a series of webinars on integrating trees into NZ farm systems, Hawke’s Bay farmer Greg Hart joins land manager and educator Darren J. Doherty.
This April 2021 webinar features four farmers panelist: Mark Anderson (Dairy), Rachel and Kenneth Short (Dairy)and Dean Martin (sheep and beef).
This April 2021 webinar features four farmers panelist: Mark Anderson (Dairy), Rachel and Kenneth Short (Dairy)and Dean Martin (sheep and beef).
This February 2021 webinar features four farmers: Jules Matthew (Sheep & Beef), Hamish Bielski (Sheep & Beef), Miah Smith (Dairy) and Mark Anderson (Dairy).
Gerry Gillespie talks us through how he came to develop the SPICE method, provides practical tips on the composting process and how to apply the end product.
Dr Johnson gives us an overview of his research as well as practical tips for producing and applying high quality compost for commercial farm systems.
In this fourth session of the 2020 Post-Harvest Debrief, we are joined by mixed arable farmers Mike Porter and Roger Small to discuss successes and learnings from this season.
A discussion following a conversation about slug control, featuring Abie Horrock from FAR and Simon Osborne who has been managing slugs in his no-till system for decades.
Angela Clifford from Eat New Zealand & The Food Farm shares her insights as both a small scale grower & marketer, and high level advocate in the NZ food system.
Hamish Bielski talks about his experience and advice for managing stocking rates, grazing densities, pasture growth and recovery periods post-drought.
Hamish Bielski talks about his experience and advice for managing stocking rates, grazing densities, pasture growth and recovery periods post-drought.
In this first session of the inaugural post-Harvest Debrief, Quorum Sense Chairman Nigel Greenwood shares what he's learnt from the trials he's run over the last three years.