Workshops for 2025

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Day 1: Curiosity: Get more from Less

 

The successful road to farming is to keep things simple. Managing pastures and soils through grazing management is something many farmers avoid by maximising production. Cut through farming information to reduce risk, improve resilience, cash surpluses and create quality of life farmers deserve.

 

Be introduced to what questions and actions drive farming success and how to make choices to strengthen soil function, pasture production and the bottom line. Random actions produce random results so learn techniques to improve consistency, clarity and efficiency by preventing farm problems becoming surprises.

 

•How does livestock production improve soil health? Lift fertility without fertiliser.

 

•Design your own pasture mixes, get beyond ryegrass.

 

•Observe landscape signs regarding fertility and rainfall absorption. Optimise rainfall capture.

 

•Balance family life with production management. Take control and focus on things that matter.

 

•Invest to strengthen farming enterprises. Focus on what gives biggest bang for dollar.

 

•Lift potential farm profit without computer software. Put profit first.

 

•Leave with ideas of what to do next on the farm.

 

Day 2: Boost Pasture Productivity

 

This hands-on and interactive day will focus on strategies to maximize pasture and livestock performance, improve soil health, and adapt to changing conditions, all while lowering inputs and increasing long-term productivity.

 

What You’ll Learn:

Holistic Planned Grazing for Kiwi Farms:

 

•Proven methods to manage grazing effectively, improving pasture health and farm performance.

 

High-Energy Pastures for Livestock Performance:

• Unlock the secrets to creating nutrient-dense pastures that fuel optimal livestock health and productivity.

 

Maximizing Productivity with Smarter Inputs:

• Learn how to lift pasture productivity while reducing reliance on costly inputs.

 

Building Deeper, Healthier Topsoil:

• Explore how strategic grazing can rebuild and deepen your topsoil for improved fertility and resilience.

 

Adapting to Weather Variability:

• Develop proactive approaches to manage grazing in the face of unpredictable weather patterns

 

DIY Fertilizer Trials:

• Create simple, easy-to-monitor fertilizer trials tailored to your farm’s specific needs.

 

Encouraging Plant Diversity Through Grazing:

• Understand how grazing management can promote biodiversity, leading to more resilient pastures.

 

Regenerative Monitoring Made Simple:

•  Equip yourself with accessible, do-it-yourself tools to track progress and outcomes on your regenerative journey.

 

Farmers as Climate Heroes:

• Discover the role you can play in addressing climate challenges through regenerative practices.  

 

Let Your Farm Guide You:

• Learn how to read the signals your farm provides to fine-tune practices and unlock its full potential.

 

This field day is packed with actionable advice, inspiring examples, and practical tools to empower you on your regenerative farming journey. Come and see how you can take your farm’s productivity to new heights while contributing to a more sustainable future.

 

Siobhan Griffin

Grazing Coach

 

Siobhan has thirty years of experience in organic dairy farming in the US and has been a holistic management practitioner since 2007 when she started more intensive mob grazing. Now living in New Zealand for eight years, she has spent most of this time trying to teach her clients why regenerative farmers in humid environments like New Zealand and the UK do not need tall brown grass or sunflowers to regenerate their land. Regen farming is not just about the soil but is about discovering natures secrets for more productive landscapes. Livestock are the key. Siobhan reveals how she lifted soil organic matter on her farm by three percent in six years while raising healthy livestock and children.