Havelock North Function Centre at 2:30 PM on Wednesday, 21 May Agenda If you have any items you would like discussed, please contact Dan Downloads (for Financial members) LandWISE 2024 Annual General Meeting Minutes LandWISE 2025 Special General Meeting Minutes
Category: Events
Managing our footprint
LandWISE 2025 Getting to Carbon Positive Doing what we can to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions is not about meeting regulations, it is about meeting the expectations of our markets and others in our supply chains (and ourselves and the planet!). Most large companies must report on their own emissions and those of their suppliers…
Regenerative Cropping and Biological Factors
At LandWISE 2025 you’ll hear about regenerative cropping systems (however they be defined, or not), soil carbon and sequestration, and the use of cover crops in vegetable and arable systems. Add in the role of biology and ecology in pest and disease management, and some new systems and gadgets to monitor crop pests, soil nitrates…
Electrification
Why are we dedicating half a day to electrification at LandWISE 2025? Part of the answer, of course, is in the conference title – “Getting to Carbon Positive”. If we want to get our emissions to zero, we need to stop using fossil fuels. But that is only part of it as Uttam Singh Floray,…
Events of Interest
LandWISE Events LandWISE AGM 2:30 pm 21st May at Havelock North Function Centre LandWISE 2025: Getting to Carbon Positive 21-22 May at Havelock North Function Centre Other’s Events 2025 Summerfruit NZ Conference 25-26 June, Marlborough Events Centre FAR Conference Show me the money 30 June-1 July Lincoln University NZAPI EXPO 2025 – New Zealand Apples…
Carbon Positive Field Walk
1:00 – 2:00 pm Tuesday 13 May at the MicroFarm Centre for Land and Water, 21 Ruahapia Rd A chance to see the emerging winter cover crops and discuss last season and preview plans for summer 2025-2026 Please register (free)
LandWISE/Te Ahikawariki Projects
LandWISE has three pilot projects being run with Te Ahikawariki, the Vegetable Industry Centre of Excellence based in Pukekohe. The projects include cover cropping, soil stability testing and use of a device to read nitrate test strips more accurately. Te Ahikawariki/VICE is a government-funded project that is setting up a cutting-edge vegetable research farm in…
Bye & ka kite for now!
After a fun couple of years, I am leaving LandWISE. My partner Mitchell and I are taking a big leap and moving to the Netherlands to start the next chapter of our lives and careers. I spent a year studying in the Netherlands in 2016 and I am very excited to be heading back! I…
Vegetables Big Day Out
Going to the Vegetables Big Day Out in Pukekohe was an amazing opportunity for me to meet people and to learn more about the research and innovation taking place in the vegetable industry. Being able to see the biodiversity strips, native plant pods (insectaries), and cover crops that are a part of “A Lighter Touch”,…
STAMP Field Trip – IFAMA 2024
Last year I joined the STAMP (Strategic Thinking Agri-Food Marketing Program) for young professionals working in the agri-food sector. The program is supported by Massey University, AGMARDT and FoodHQ. We meet four times a year to connect, and through workshops, case study analysis, and discussions, we are provided with a platform to gain insights into…