With the new irrigation season in sight, we have been working on ways to help growers check their systems are performing as they should. Page Bloomer has made a number of online irrigation system performance calculators available, and you can find these in our Tools section. Do note that these a “beta” versions and still…
Month: November 2025
Carbon Positive: Butternut Planting
The butternuts for our 2025-2026 cropping season, in the Carbon Positive trial, have been planted! The Conventional treatment was planted with treated seed and 300kg/ha of Complex fertiliser. The Hybrid treatment was planted with treated seed, coated in TrichoStart and 300kg/ha of Complex fertiliser. Mycorrcin, Biostart N and TrichoStart were applied at planting via liquid…
NZARM Conference 2025
In November, I attended the New Zealand Association of Resource Management Conference in Blenheim. The Changing Landscapes conference explored insights into land use capability and impacts on land management, freshwater and coastal ecosystems. Day 1 consisted of presentations in the morning, and I presented a poster about the Slakes soil aggregate stability project we completed…