Regenerative Arable Farming – “There’s a Better Way”

This On Farm Story video from AgriHQ follows Simon Osborne, a Canterbury cropping farmer who has moved to regenerative practices built around soil health rather than heavy cultivation.

Simon explains how repeated cultivation breaks down the underground fungal networks that keep soil healthy, and why he rates biodiversity below ground as important as what grows above it. He is working to cut chemical inputs while lifting both yields and food quality.

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Regeneration

  • Is Regen Ag the silver bullet for farming woes?

    Climate
    Agribusiness
    Biodiversity
    Community
    Conservation
    Innovation
    Regeneration
    Resilience
    Soil
    Sustainability
    Water

    Explore how regenerative agriculture may improve farming, health, and the environment.

Soil

  • No-Till Farming in the South

    Whenua
    Arable crops
    Erosion
    Soil

    Learn how a South Canterbury arable farm has built soil health with no-till since 1998.

  • Soil health and carbon

    Climate
    Regeneration
    Sequestration
    Soil

    Discover why New Zealand's soil already holds so much carbon, and why more is hard to add.

  • Regenerative Viticulture

    Whenua
    Livestock
    Regeneration
    Soil
    Viticulture

    See how leading growers use cover crops, compost and grazing sheep to rebuild vineyard soils.

Soil

  • Kiwi Clarity Inspires Import

    Enterprise
    Dairy
    Employment
    Productivity

    Meet an English dairy manager who moved to Canterbury to run a grass-fed herd.

  • Crop rotation to improve soil and reduce emissions

    Climate
    Agribusiness
    Agritech
    Arable crops
    Emissions reduction
    Methane
    On-farm actions
    Soil
    Sustainability

    A Canterbury vegetable producer shares their experiences with precision agriculture and crop rotation to enhance soil and reduce emissions.

  • A Passion for Rural Health – Dr Sue Fowlie

    Whānau
    Community
    Health and safety
    Wellbeing

    Meet a Canterbury doctor who bought her local practice to keep rural health care close to home.

An alternative perspective

  • Sustainable deer farming

    Climate
    Adaptation
    Biodiversity
    Deer
    Forestry
    On-farm actions
    Resilience
    Risk
    Soil
    Sustainability
    Water

    Watch short videos on best practices for sustainable deer farming across Aotearoa.

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