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I had an opportunity to participate in a joint Global Research Alliance and CIRCASA meeting focusing mostly on soil carbon as a mitigation tool against climate change. A wonderful location for us together formally and informally to discuss options and initiate the beginning of a refreshed research agenda. Photos are of the CIAT campus and Ngoni who took me and others on a tour of the facilities and around Cali.

Bryan successfully defended his PhD today at North Carolina State University. Bryan spent about a month making measurements of nitrate removal at a denitrifying bioreactor with our colleagues from Lincoln Agritech and Aqualinc. Louis was one of his external supervisors.

Dean Tully and Keith Martin (Toi Ohomai) combined with Thomas Corbett and Louis Schipper (University of Waikato) to shoot the low score at charity golf tournament for New Horizons Women Trust. Great event – lots of fun and some good money raised.

Congrats to Waiber students (Matt, Anne and Annette) at NZSSS annual meeting in Napier who won the soil judging competition. Matt House came in second in the individual comp. The team was supported by mentors – Megan Balks and Tanya O’Neill.

Team Waikato at soil judging competition