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18/08/2026

We sent our August newsletter to subscribers today. It included updates on our Carbon Positive trial and a summary of winter cover crop establishment through to pre-termination dry matter assessments. Have a look at https://www.landwise.org.nz/2026/08/17/carbon-positive-update-3/

03/06/2026

We've been updating our website with videos from the Soil Health for Profit conference. The introductory presentation by James Hunter, and the wrap-up panel discussion, are open to view. The rest are for our Full (Financial) members only. It's inexpensive and excellent value, even just to view these presentations! See the conference presentations at

Soil Health for Profit LandWISE Conference 2026 Havelock North Function Centre27 – 28 May 2026 Our “Soil Health for Profit” theme in 2026 was, in some ways, a return to the past. LandWISE arose out of work to combat soil erosion through use of minimum tillage and we’re returning to strip-til...

30/05/2026

Well, if you put a tractor demo near the gate to the field event, you should probably expect everyone to park there! Excellent weather for the LandWISE 2026 conference Soil Health for Profit?

24/05/2026

Our international speakers are on their way. We've collated the presentations and agreed the catering. We've mowed the lawns, pruned the hedge and printed the delegate handbooks. Are we making a name tag for you? Please share this post! www.landwise.org.nz/events/soil-health-for-profit.

20/05/2026

We've uploaded the Confirmed LandWISE 2026 Soil Health for Profit conference programme. Great to have it finally set! Knowledgeable presenters, supportive sponsors, great delegates. Come along and join the conversation! https://www.landwise.org.nz/events/soil-health-for-profit/

17/05/2026

This morning, we're featuring next week's "Soil Health for Profit" conference speaker, Dr Rowland Tsimba. He is the National Research & Agronomy Manager at Genetic Technologies (Pioneer®), in Hamilton. An agronomist with more than 25 years’ experience, he has worked across agricultural research, the seed industry, and on-farm extension in New Zealand. He leads Pioneer’s national field research programmes, with emphasis on maize agronomy, establishment, soil health, and tillage systems, including practical ways to reduce environmental impacts. Drawing on a long-term Waikato continuous maize silage cropping study, he will compare conventional, strip and no-till systems. Using establishment, yield, soil physical performance, and early carbon dynamics, he will challenge assumptions and raise practical decisions that matter in the paddock. 27-28 May in Havelock North www.landwise.org.nz/events/soil-health-for-profit

17/05/2026

It's getting so close now! Are you joining us for LandWISE 2026 - Soil Health for Profit? 27-28 May in Havelock North. Check out the presenters and their topics, register at www.landwise.org.nz We'd love to see you - bring a friend!

16/04/2026

Dirk Wallace is a Senior Researcher with Foundation for Arable Research (FAR), passionate about building great soils that work for growers and improving understanding of the relationships between soils, crops, and profit. At LandWISE 2026 - Soil Health for Profit, he will present findings from work that captured grower experiences, impacts and decisions made during recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle. The team recorded both successes and setbacks, and their work provides a practical, experience‑based resource to support faster and better‑informed recovery following extreme weather events. Have a look at what is on offer in Havelock North at the end of May. www.landwise.org.nz/events/soil-health-for-profit/