Richard and Helen Dorresteyn own and operate 200-head buffalo farm just south of Auckland on the shores of the Hauraki Gulf, with their brand Clevedon Buffalo Co taking home gold medals at New Zealand’s national cheese and artisan awards.
Helen, who also founded the Clevedon Village Farmers Market, will share her passion for promoting local producers and her passion for a food story of terrier and provenance.
World’s first solution for verifying regen meat, dairy and wool
In a new standard for verifying land health to the consumer that has been developed in collaboration with leading scientists and researchers around the world, the Savory Institute is using a soil and landscape assessment methodology that tracks outcomes in soil health, biodiversity and ecosystem function.
US-based Land to Market programme manager Chris Kerston will give a valuable perspective of how regenerative agriculture is growing in demand from consumers and how their programme is capturing value for their farmers and ranchers.
Bees get a fighting chance
Scientists have identified naturally occurring compounds that induce a cleaning response among some worker bees, killing juvenile varroa mites.
Emeritus Professor Alison Mercer explains how varroa mites reproduce in brood cells, and how researchers have identified how some worker bees can open those cells, pull out the contents, including the mite, killing it.
Dairy Environment Leaders embrace change
Rising to meet environmental challenges and supporting each other through change will top the agenda when Dairy Environment Leaders meet in Wellington for their annual forum on March 16-17.
Dairy Environment Leaders are leading farmers from across the country, who work with other farmers, their communities and decision-makers to drive positive change.
Dairy Environment Leaders chair Melissa Slattery says the forum is timely as the sector responds to climate change and water quality regulations, and farmers are supported with profitable and sustainable practices.
