Digging into Rainfall Infiltration - Field Workshops
Learn about the drivers of rainfall infiltration and retention, practice simple monitoring techniques and explore practical and profitable solutions. Registration essential! Tickets are limited.
How to register: add ticket/s to cart. Click the green trolley that pops up in the bottom right-hand corner. Continue to and complete checkout. You will receive a confirmation email when your registration is complete.
Note that it may say “checkout closed”. This is a current tech glitch that we are working on. It should not prevent you from processing your ticket booking.
Any issues or questions please email greer@quorumsense.org.nz to book your spot!
Learn about the drivers of rainfall infiltration and retention, practice simple monitoring techniques and explore practical and profitable solutions. Registration essential! Tickets are limited.
How to register: add ticket/s to cart. Click the green trolley that pops up in the bottom right-hand corner. Continue to and complete checkout. You will receive a confirmation email when your registration is complete.
Note that it may say “checkout closed”. This is a current tech glitch that we are working on. It should not prevent you from processing your ticket booking.
Any issues or questions please email greer@quorumsense.org.nz to book your spot!
Learn about the drivers of rainfall infiltration and retention, practice simple monitoring techniques and explore practical and profitable solutions. Registration essential! Tickets are limited.
How to register: add ticket/s to cart. Click the green trolley that pops up in the bottom right-hand corner. Continue to and complete checkout. You will receive a confirmation email when your registration is complete.
Note that it may say “checkout closed”. This is a current tech glitch that we are working on. It should not prevent you from processing your ticket booking.
Any issues or questions please email greer@quorumsense.org.nz to book your spot!
Goals for the field workshops:
Learn about rainfall infiltration and retention on pastoral soils and the management factors that impact these,
Develop and practice your soil and pasture monitoring skills
Connect and bounce ideas with other farmers
Gain the knowledge and skills to join the Catch the Rain Project (if you want to).
Outline:
12:30pm Welcome
Overview - Catch the Rain project and talk on the drivers of rainfall infiltration & retention
Field demonstration - Setting up monitoring transects, Visual Soil Assessments (VSAs) etc
Measuring and comparing impacts of different management - practicing VSAs in small groups
Talk - Designing simple on-farm trials
Discussion - Practices / systems that can improve infiltration and soil moisture retention
4pm Wrap up
Locations:
North Canterbury - 13 Nov @ Glenmore Farm, 1949 Omihi Rd, Greta Valley, Canterbury, 7483
South Canterbury - 1 Dec @ Centre Hill Farm, 59 Howell Road, Totara Valley, Canterbury, 7982
North Wairarapa - 8 Dec @ 756 Whangaehu Valley Rd, Masteron, 5886
South Otago (TBC)
Speakers/facilitators:
Sam Lang - Catch the Rain Project Lead
Dr Charles Merfield - Catch the Rain
Greer Manderson - Quorum Sense
These events are a collaboration between the ‘Catch the Rain’ Project (Quorum Sense led, and Beef + Lamb New Zealand funded) and the Quorum Sense FERN project (funded by the Ministry for Primary Industries Sustainable Land Use Extension Fund).
For more information about the Catch the Rain Project, visit www.quorumsense.org.nz/catch-the-rain-project