
Owl Farm case study - Wetland performance
Climate
Biodiversity
Regeneration
Water
See how Owl Farm's constructed wetland strips nitrogen and sediment from farm runoff.
Owl Farm is a 160 hectare demonstration dairy farm at St Peter's School in Cambridge, Waikato. It has run since 2015 as a joint venture between the school and Lincoln University, with funding partners Ravensdown, DairyNZ, Fonterra, PGG Wrightson Seeds and Westpac.
The farm trades as a commercial business and reports its real results in public. It publishes its own figures on greenhouse gases, soil, water, nutrients, pasture, herd performance, animal well-being and farm finances, and opens the gate for focus days, farm walks and school visits.


See how Owl Farm's constructed wetland strips nitrogen and sediment from farm runoff.