Topoclimate Testimonials
“The Topoclimate programme is an excellent example of a regional initiative and has been a model of co-operation between the various local authorities involved in it.”
The Hon. Helen Clark,
Prime Minister of New Zealand 1999 -2007.
now Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme UNDP
“The information included in Topoclimate farm Planning bridges the gap between conservation and production issues, enabling a holistic approach to property management.“
Kevin Moir, Sheep Farmer, Wilga, Southwest Western Australia
“My Bees know where all the best microclimates are, but I need the Topoclimate Growing-Degree-Day Maps to show me the best places to site my hives to maximise their honey production.“
Murray Ballantyne, Apiarist, Southland New Zealand.
“Undertaking a Topoclimate Farm Plan using the Farming Smarter principles enabled us to get an additional $200,000 on the sale of our property in 2007.“
Graham Spencer (right), Dairy Farmer, Dorrigo NSW Australia
“The neat thing about Topoclimate … is that by scientifically quantifying the soil capability and the climate advantages over the top of each other, we will know what speed our agricultural engine can go. All land owners have a fair idea anyhow. But now we will know exactly using numbers, indexes and so on.“
Kathy Henderson, Flower Grower Southland, New Zealand.
“Topoclimate will ultimately benefit those farming in the area as the map will allow them to see which areas are susceptible to fog and frost and which areas receive the most heat and sunlight.”
Dr Katrina Richards, Lecturer and Climatologist, University of Otago, New Zealand.
“We want to relate the Topoclimate information to crop yield data. That will help us explain the good and not so good crops. We have already seen the potential benefits of detailed Topoclimate soil mapping..”
David & Chris Henderson, Cropping Farmers, Waimea Plains, Southland, New Zealand
“The Topoclimate science is extremely sound and well thought-through.”
Lockwood Smith, Minister for Agriculture, New Zealand 1999
Speaker of the House 2011.
“We have in Topoclimate a project that is not only significant in terms of our region but could also prove to be vitally important to this country as we diversify the economy and invigorate our rural communities.”
Frana Cardno, Southland District Mayor, New Zealand
