Our soil quality has been declining for decades. Dairy is making it worse | Milk and Money | Ep 5

We explore the ground beneath our feet and the pressures dairy places on it. Soil is likely one of the most under-appreciated substances on the planet. Subscribe to Re: http://bit.ly/subscribe-re The way we dairy has been achieved by manipulating this living system into working at overdrive - but is that sustainable? Re: Journalist Baz Macdonald speaks to dairy farmer Sam Hogg, agroecologist Frank van Steensel, kaitiaki of environment leadership at Miraka Murray Hemi (Ngāti Kahungunu), researcher at Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research Mahuru Wilcox (Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Ranginui) and environmentalist Angus Robson. Milk and Money: The True Cost of Dairy in Aotearoa is a six-part series exploring the dairy industry’s impact on the community, economy and environment of Aotearoa, and considering what a sustainable future for the industry could look like. Watch the full series here: Watch the full series here:    • Milk and Money   Made with the support of NZ on Air. Re: makes videos, articles and podcasts about the things that matter to young people in Aotearoa. Check out: https://www.renews.co.nz/ Follow Re: on Instagram:   / renewsnz   Follow Re: on Twitter:   / renews_nz   Follow Re: on Facebook:   / renewsnz