GUIDEBOOK FOR USING GREEN CROPS IN NZ
Read online or download for free a guidebook that aims to make it easier for NZ farmers to use green crops more confidently and effectively. Doing so will improve nutrient creation and retention, soil and water quality as well as profitability.
ARTICLE, NZ GROWER, JUN '23
By Anne HardieA New Zealand study has found green cover crops can reduce the need for nitrogen applications for vegetables. pages 38-39.
VIDEO SERIES - USING GREEN CROPS FOR SOIL FERTILITY AND HEALTH
These video resources (3 videos - each about 5mins) have been created to make it easier for NZ farmers to use green crops more confidently and effectively. Doing so will improve nutrient creation and retention, soil and water quality as well as profitability.
CAN GREEN CROPS CAPTURE ENOUGH NITROGEN FOR VEGETABLE GROWING?
A short 6min video to summarise findings from field trials that: quantified the nitrogen captured by legume/grain cover crops, investigated how quickly it is then released into the soil, as well as longer-term nitrogen losses, and profitability.
COUNTRY CALENDAR, AUG '22
Watch the episode TVNZ on demand. Our response to the lockdowns - "A couple continues a family tradition of market gardening but branches out into home deliveries to bolster their business, harvesting a variety of crops year-round."
article on stuff.co.nz
Country Calendar looks at the science of farming