|
As we start getting some longer days, we are getting out to some face-to-face catchment events. This is a very refreshing change after the last few months of zoom meetings! It's a good time to make sure you're connected with your local catchment group (find yours here) as new regulations come in and central government funding opportunities become available.
We'd like to thank the awesome farmers who hosted the ORC Strategy, Policy and Science teams earlier this month. We organised trips to North, South/West Otago and the Taieri (pictured below) to explore arable, dairy, dry-stock and regenerative farms. It was great to slip on our gumboots and hear about issues facing rural businesses, and to have discussions about farm activities, challenges and opportunities. As you can see below, we couldn’t have had a better day for it!
Our thanks go to the following farmers who hosted us: Lyndon and Jane Strang, Peter Mitchell, Lynnore and Andrew Templeton, Anne-Marie and Duncan Wells, Hamish Bielski, Mark Anderson, Gerard Vallely and Shane Bocock.
Rebecca, Bruce and Nicole
ORC Rural Liaison Team
|
