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When Molly Callaghan first started talking to winegrowers about mycorrhizal fungi, she was asked where she parked the spaceship.
"They had no idea what we were talking about," says the Managing Director of Roots, Shoots & Fruits 25 years later, following an award at the New Zealand Organic Awards for their product Rootella, which inoculates into plant roots, improving resilience to disease, as well as access to water and minerals.
"The worm has turned a bit", she says, recognising the growing conversations about the power of mycorrhizae in the science and research space, and the large number of wine companies now using Roots, Shoots & Fruits products, particularly when planting.
But she says there's still too little understanding of the role the fungi plays in mitigating climate change.
"The big reason why we would like everyone to focus on it is it stores carbon dioxide in the soil."
Ormond Nurseries founders Ben and Frances Wickham, climate scientist Rob Agnew, and New Zealand sparkling wine pioneers Daniel and Adele Le Brun were presented Wine Marlborough Lifetime Achievement Awards at The Marlborough Wine Show Celebration Lunch in October.
Organic Winegrowing New Zealand is partnering with the New Zealand Horticentre Charitable Trust to offer up to 10 scholarships for the Organic & Biodynamic Winegrowing Conference in Marlborough on 16-18 June.
Stanmore Farm featured on Hyundai Country Calendar in October, giving insights into the Kāpiti Coast family business supplying commercial vineyards with baby vines.
Queenstown has added a date to Pinot Noir lovers' calendars - The Central Otago Wine Auction Weekend.
The 2023 Balvonie Prosecco has been a three-year project for owners Ben and Helen McLauchlan, who have released Marlborough's first prosecco from Glera grapes, planted in the Rapaura sub-region.
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Ben Leen never tires of the view at Amisfield, where audacious guinea fowl strut the grounds against a backdrop of…
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