Digging into Rainfall Infiltration - Field Workshops

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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!

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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