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About
Farming since 1978 on 200 hectares - seed crops including wheat, ryegrass, fescue, hybrid carrots, hybrid radish, spinach and chicory; use crop sensing, soil mapping, variable rate application of fertilizer, chemicals and irrigation. Partners in a 1200 cow dairy. Craige volunteers as a board member for the Global Farmer Network.
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Articles by Craige Mackenzie
July 21, 2022
‘Wait-and-see’ approach to GMOs blocks sustainable farming
Craige Mackenzie farms in New Zealand. For farmers like him, in a time where technology is moving very fast and a booming world population and fresh d…
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New Zealand-Diverse Seed Production
Craige Mackenzie is a member of the Global Farmer Network from New Zealand. He is a seed producer. In this video, he will show us various seed crops a…
Read article →February 17, 2022
The Four M's of Precision Agriculture
M&Ms may be the world's most popular candy . Just about everybody enjoys eating these colorful candy-coated chocolates, according to surveys . I l…
Read article →July 27, 2021
Definition of Sustainability from Global Farmer Network farmers
What does sustainability mean to farmers? And what does it look like on their farms? These seven members of the Global Farmer Network tell us. You'll …
Read article →July 20, 2021
New Zealand-Crop Rotation
Craige Mackenzie is a member of the Global Farmer Network and a member of the GFN Board of Directors. In this video, he's in a barley field discussing…
Read article →July 6, 2021
New Zealand-Precision Soil Moisture
Craige Mackenzie is a farmer from New Zealand and a champion of precision agriculture. He's also a member of the board of the Global Farmer Network. H…
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