Gaming to understand the complexities of water catchment management Explore the inaugural New Zealand Aqua Republica Eco Challenge 2016 with Deli Connell, Andrea Soanes and guest presenter Rose ...
Students investigate silage production and test a stream to see if run-off from silage is polluting it. Students then produce a pamphlet of their findings to educate the community. Purpose To ...
A Year 9 class visited a local lavender farm as part of a biotechnology unit investigating the production, packaging and marketing of lavender oil for aromatherapy. The purpose of the field trip ...
Dairy research company DairyNZ set up the Greenfield research farm to investigate the possibility of using automatic milking systems on New Zealand dairy farms. Setting up the farm involved three ...
Position: CEO, Sensortec, Quantec Ltd. Field: Electrical engineering. When the Hub's first met Rod we learned how he loved the fact that his work is dynamic, innovative and helps dairy farmers ...
New Zealand sheep farming has been heavily influenced by fluctuations in demand and returns for meat and wool. Discover what other factors have contributed to this industry since the first sheep ...
In this activity, students measure the pH of soil collected from a paddock. This will be used to estimate the amount of agricultural lime needed to promote good grass growth. By the end of this ...
Students use a three-level reading guide strategy to locate, interpret and apply the information to consider the role of research in finding easy care sheep traits. Purpose Students engage with ...
The aim of the Greenfield Project is to see whether robots, called automatic milking systems, can replace people to do the milking on New Zealand farms. Although automatic milking systems are ...
Understanding cows and their behaviour has been critical in working out how to ensure that this happens. Kendra Davis and Jenny Jago explain.
Dairy farm instrumentation has always interested Rod Claycomb, who is now CEO of Sensortec. As part of this work, Rod travels around the world to see how dairying is done in different countries ...
An interactive showing the main components of the terrestrial nitrogen cycle. Select one of the buttons to find out more.
This timeline explores the history and science of mammalian pest control in New Zealand. A full transcript is underneath the timeline.
Use this interactive to tapahia ngā wāhanga o te pua. Drag and drop the text labels onto the boxes next to the diagram. Selecting or hovering over a box will highlight each area in the diagram.
