A shiny earthworm, hungry soil microbes and a surprising lesson about grazing rotations — sometimes the smallest clues reveal the biggest opportunities for better farming. On 1 July 2026, Mountain River's Regenerative Agriculture Pilot Group gathered at Edendale Farming in Alford Forest, Canterbury, for its third farmer workshop, facilitated by Jules Matthews.

Everyone in the Mountain River Community extends our warmest congratulations to Chef Simon Levy, Lisa Levy, and the entire INATI team on being awarded a MICHELIN Star in the inaugural MICHELIN Guide New Zealand. It is a remarkable achievement and a well-deserved recognition of the passion, creativity, and dedication that define everything they do. We were privileged to experience that passion firsthand when Simon and his team prepared the dinner for our Mountain River Communi

It was great to bring the Mountain River Community together at Dunsandel on 17 March - a strong turnout and a shared focus on where we go next. Across the afternoon, we stepped back and looked at the bigger picture. The challenges are clear - profitability, productivity, and environmental expectations are all rising. But so too is the opportunity to position venison for where the market is heading. Insights from our in-market partners reinforced this. From North America, Scan