Projects Approved in the Sustainable Farming Fund 2007/08 Round
(Greater than $20,000 Category)
| Grant No. | Name of Applicant Group | Project Title | Contact Person | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/002 | Hill Country Lamb Finishers | Towards financial and sustainable hill country sheep farming | Tom Fraser | 03 325 9944 | tom.fraser@agresearch.co.nz |
| 07/010 | Canterbury Arable Farmer IPM Initiative | Sustainable IPM Systems in Arable Crops | Colin Hurst | 027 689 5898 | colin.hurst@xtra.co.nz |
| 07/016 | Canterbury Sustainable Dairying Group | Effluent irrigator audit project | Dan Bloomer | 06 876 6630 | dan@pagebloomer.co.nz |
| 07/017 | Canterbury vegetable brassica growers group | Improved pest management in vegetable brassica crops in North andn Canterbury | Mike Arnold | 03 303 5387 021 526657 |
mike@lbsi.co.nz |
| 07/020 | Dairy-Beef Integrators | Managed integration of the dairy and beef industries | Alan McDermott | 07 838 5105 | alan.mcdermott@agresearch.co.nz |
| 07/025 | Pipfruit New Zealand | Blueprinting tree form for in Royal Gala and JazzTM | Craig Hornblow | 03 528 0330 0274 386 441 | craig.hornblow@agfirst.co.nz |
| 07/027 | Building Capability on Maori Owned Farms in Northland - Farm Monitoring Program | Building Capability on Maori Owned Farms in Northland | John Halse | 09 438 5110 | john@enterprisenorthland.co.nz |
| 07/028 | Environmental Stewards Group | Supporting exceptional environmental stewardship in the New Zealand pork industry | Elizabeth McGruddy | 06 350 5082 | e.mcgruddy@massey.ac.nz |
| 07/030 | Farmers Concerned About Sustainable Parasite Management | Best Practice Management on Farms with Multiple Drench Resistance | Tony Rhodes | 06 374 4640 | trhodes@pggwrightson.co.nz |
| 07/033 | Fertiliser Quality Council | Digital Image Processing Project | Kevin Geddes | 03 307 8148 | kgeddes@fedfarm.org.nz |
| 07/035 | Foundation for Arable Research | Sustainable pollination of seed crops in the presence of varroa - where to from here? | Richard Chynoweth | 03 325 6353 | chynowethr@far.org.nz |
| 07/036 | Foundation for Arable Research | Sustainable ryegrass production, information transfer and baseline standards - towards 3000 kg/ha | Richard Chynoweth | 03 325 6353 | chynowethr@far.org.nz |
| 07/037 | Foundation for Arable Research | Using maize to manage dairy shed effluent | Andrea Pearson | 06 870 1250 021 764 522 |
pearsona@far.org.nz |
| 07/038 | Foundation for Arable Research | Arable Business Sustainability | Nick Pyke | 03 325 6353 | pyken@far.org.nz |
| 07/040 | Fresh Vegetable Product Group, Horticulture NZ | Non-chemical control of kumara rots | Ron Gall | 04 472 3795 | ron.g@hortnz.co.nz |
| 07/042 | Gum Leaf Skeletoniser Stakeholders Group | Biological control of gum leaf skeletoniser (Uraba lugens) | Lisa Berndt | 07 3435775 | lisa.berndt@ensisjv.com |
| 07/048 | Horticulture New Zealand Fresh Vegetable Group | Sustainable management of Violet Root Rot in Ohakune carrot production. | Ron Gall | 04 494 9984 | Ron.g@hortnz.co.nz |
| 07/051 | Hurunui Community Water Development Project Working Group | Hurunui Community Water Development Project: Stage 2 | David Viles | 027 445 0272 | davidviles@enterprisenc.co.nz |
| 07/061 | Kiwifruit Focus Orchard Network Group | Kiwifruit Focus Orchard Network | Tim Woodward | 07 572 600 | Tim.Woodward@zespri.com |
| 07/066 | Egg Producers Federation | Evaluation of furnished cage systems for the NZ egg market | Lorna Craig | 027 509 4591 | lcraig@maingroup.co.nz |
| 07/068 | Marlborough Research Centre Trust | Trunk health of the New Zealand vineyard | Gerald Hope | 03 577 2377 | geraldh@wineresearch.co.nz |
| 07/071 | New Zealand Pork Industry Board | World leading sustainable sow management | Ian Barugh | 06 350 5308 | I.W.Barugh@massey.ac.nz |
| 07/072 |
Merino NZ Inc | Best Management Practice Cessation of Mulesing | Claire Mulcock | 03 365 9686 | claire@merinoinc.co.nz |
| 07/077 | Nassella Tussock Pest Management Liaison Committee | Nassella tussock management | Laurence Smith | 03 314 9035 | Laurence.Smith@ecan.govt.nz |
| 07/080 | National Beekeeping Association of New Zealand | Sustainable control of varroa | Graham Cammell | 09 275-6457 | Cammells_honey@clear.net.nz |
| 07/085 | Ngati Whakaue Tribal Lands Incorporated (NWTL) | On-farm mitigation options to control nutrient losses | Nick Edgar | 07 858 3796 | nick.edgar@landcare.org.nz |
| 07/087 | Northern Flower Growers Association Incorporated (NFGA) | Sustainable recycling of greenhouse organic waste using a biodigestor | Jennie Boerema | 09 236 4145 | NFGA@kol.co.nz |
| 07/092 | NZ Forest Owners Association | Integrated Monitoring and Protection of New Zealand’s Production Forest Industry | David Rhodes | 04 4734769 | David.Rhodes@NZFOA.org.nz |
| 07/103 | Olives New Zealand (ONZ) | Extra Virgin Olive Oil | Alastair Bridge Mike Armour |
09 273 1888 |
alastair@olivesnz.org.nz mikea@easylogistics.co.nz |
| 07/106 | Pea Industry Development Group (PIDG) | Making peas pay – extension of outcomes to farmers | Nick Pyke | 03 325 6353 | pyken@far.org.nz |
| 07/108 | Reproduction Management Plan - RoMP | Improving dairy industry in-calf rates | Mark Blackwell | 07 858 3750 | mark.blackwell@dexcel.co.nz |
| 07/113 | Sherry River Catchment Group | Improving Water Quality through Farm Environment Planning across the Sherry Catchment | Barbara Stuart | 03 5450443 | Barbara.stuart@landcare.org.nz |
| 07/115 | Southland Demonstration Farm Ltd | Southland Demonstration Farm - future-proofing Southland dairy farm systems | Alex Hunter | 03 218 4053 | alexh@mdp.co.nz |
| 07/119 | Strawberry Growers New Zealand Inc | Strawberry Culture Beyond Methyl Bromide | Antonia Crawford | 04 569 8263 | propco@xtra.co.nz |
| 07/123 | Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand | Implementing Ultra Low Residue Wine Grape Production (GrapeSafe) | Philip Manson | 09 306 5559 | pmanson@nzwine.com |
| 07/128 | Tane's Tree Trust | The Beech Species: Ecology, Establishment, Growth and Management | Ian Barton | 09 239 2039 | ibtrees@wc.net.nz |
| 07/129 | Dexcel on behalf of Taranaki Agricultural Research Station Trust | Effectiveness of Nitrification Inhibitors in coastal Taranaki | Yvette Williams | 06 278 0090 | Yvette.williams@dexcel.co.nz |
| 07/133 | University of Canterbury | Enhancing the Viability of Red and Silver Beech Production Through Improved Kiln Drying, Steaming and Colouring Technology | Dr Justin Nijdam | 03 364 2864 | justin.nijdam@canterbury.ac.nz |
| 07/134 | Upper Taieri Water Management Steering Group | Effective Community Water Resource Management | Gretchen Robertson | 03 4770840 | Gretchen@landcare.org.nz |
| 07/135 | Upper Waitaki Water Quality Trust | Upper Waitaki Water Quality Project | Denis Fastier | 03 680 6614 | simonshill@farmside.co.nz |
| 07/140 | Waimea Water Augmentation Committee | Feasibility Study of the Upper Lee Catchment to Provide Water Storage For Long Term Irrigation and Community Supplies in the Waimea Basin | Murray King | 03 544 8465 | kingsway@ts.co.nz |
| 07/143 | West Coast Dairy Farmers on Modified Soils | Best management practices to optimise nutrient use efficiency on modified soils of the South Island West Coast | Dr Mike Beare | 03 325 9485 | bearem@crop.cri.nz |
| 07/150 | Te Runanga o Turanga nui a Kiwa - Turanga Ararau | New hatchery techiques for Paua settlement and husbandry | Marc Ferris | 06 686 1081 | marcf@turanga-ararau.org.nz |
