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 Email
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