Mike Casey
A post for the energy geeks - the numbers behind a fully electric farm.
There has already been a huge amount of interest in our orchard and our upcoming episode on Country Calendar has already led to a heap of...
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Mike Casey
- Feb 15
- 7 min
That time we got to trial an 11 Tonne Electric Truck
The great thing about eliminating fossil fuels entirely from your business is that you discover so many other people with a similar...
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Mike Casey
- Dec 23, 2022
- 2 min
Aotearoa New Zealand's first electric tractor! The Monarch MK-V
We are excited at Forest Lodge, because we believe we will be the recipients of the first electric MK-V Monarch Tractor exported outside...
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Mike Casey
- Nov 30, 2022
- 2 min
Insurance for loss of income from a power cut!
One of the fair and reasonable questions we often get from other farmers is about the loss of income that can occur due to an unscheduled...
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Mike Casey
- Sep 23, 2022
- 5 min
Electric Frost Fans - how good are they and do they save you money?
In 2020, we imported two 30 kilowatt (kW) AGI electric frost fans, which are the first and currently the only electric frost fighting...
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Mike Casey
- Aug 31, 2022
- 1 min
Electrification payback period - presenting at Sustainable Energy Conference 2022
A huge thank you to the Sustainable Energy Association of New Zealand for inviting us to speak about our electrification journey, the...
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Mike Casey
- Aug 15, 2022
- 3 min
The world's first electric foliage sprayer? If you can't source it, make it.
The dawn of a new era in zero-emission food production and farming is almost upon us, with the development of two vital pieces of...
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Mike Casey
- Aug 8, 2022
- 2 min
Orchard accommodation to be proud of.
The horticulture industry does not have a strong reputation in New Zealand when it comes to the treatment of workers. It's stories like...
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Mike Casey
- Jun 25, 2022
- 2 min
Visiting NZ's first electric tractor at the Monarch Factory in California
Euan and I had the privilege of being invited to see the Monarch Factory in California and play with one of their pilot vehicles. The...
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Mike Casey
- May 24, 2022
- 4 min
Our Renewable Energy System - Lets Deep Dive
At some point this week, we expect to have a large article written about us in the Otago Daily Times. I thought I would be proactive and...
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Mike Casey
- Apr 13, 2022
- 1 min
Forest Lodge in the latest GenLess Campaign
We are thrilled to be part of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)'s GenLess campaign, which has recently gone live on...
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Mike Casey
- Mar 16, 2022
- 3 min
Estimating our cherry harvest though our census
In 2021 we ran a data experiment to see how effective we were in estimating the total size of our harvest in January 2022. We randomly...
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Mike Casey
- Jan 24, 2022
- 2 min
Recapping the world's first zero fossil fuel harvest
We have just had a well earned break following a mammoth effort by so many of our team and supporters, and it's finally time to share our...
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Mike Casey
- Dec 9, 2021
- 4 min
Electrifying our underfloor heating and hot water
Earlier this year, we eliminated all fossil fuels from both our orchard and our family home. When we first moved in, our home was...
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Mike Casey
- Nov 25, 2021
- 1 min
Forest Lodge made the 2021 BNZ Sustainability report.
We are thrilled to have been included in the BNZ 2021 Sustainability report, and in particular, that we can do our part to effect the...
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