Nicole Masters' Soil Resilience Tour - Waikato
Nicole Masters' Soil Resilience Tour - Waikato
16/17 November 2023
Nicole Masters is returning to New Zealand and hosting just two workshops on building soil resilience — don’t miss out. Space is limited. This is the early bird ticket price.
This course is about unlocking the true potential of your farm and understanding how resilient soils can translate to a more resilient farming system, able to cope with the ever-increasing volatility of today’s farming environment.
It will provide the foundations to support you in making informed decisions about the health of your soil. It will help you improve soil structure, soil biodiversity, water holding capacity, and reduce common challenges such as soil compaction and erosion.
The two day workshop will cover:
Optimising soil function, minerals and nitrogen
Building healthy soils
Field walk and trench work
Deepening soil observations
Diagnosing the primary leverage for health
Weeds as indicators
Microbial communications
Bio-stimulant applications and considerations
And much more
This will be similar to the sell-out courses Nicole has been running in the UK and Australia, but adapted for New Zealand context (her speciality).
LOCATION:
Horahora (across two venues):
The newly renovated Horahora Memorial Hall (we will start each day here)
And Our Land of Milk & Honey, a certified organic dairy farm and restored wetland run by owners Neville, Louise and Gina Williams.
Directions will be shared with attendees. Horahora is a 20min drive from Cambridge or 40min drive from Hamilton.
TICKET INFORMATION:
$580+GST early bird tickets expire 30 October (full price $680+GST)
Lunch + coffee/tea/refreshments are included both days
Tickets are non-refundable, but can be changed into another name
Two full days, 9am-4pm each day.
NOTE: THESE TICKETS ARE FOR THE NORTH ISLAND WORKSHOP
(please make sure you have purchased tickets for the correct location)
With thanks Quorum Sense for their support.
MORE ON NICOLE MASTERS:
Nicole is an internationally renowned soil educator, agroecologist, systems thinker, and author of "For The Love of Soil."
With a formal background in ecology, soil science, coaching and organizational learning, she has been providing agricultural consulting and extension services since 2003.
While Nicole is based in Montana, USA, her team and fellowship programs work alongside producers and organizations in the USA, UK, Canada, Australia and NZ (covering an estimated 29 million acres of ranch/ farmland) to take their operations to the next level in nutrient density, profitability and environmental outcomes.
Nicole has worked closely with diverse production sectors from; dairy, sheep & beef, viticulture, compost, nurseries, market gardens, to large-scale cropping.