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All ticket prices include a 3.0% credit card processing fee and admin fees.
After the success in 2025 there is another opportunity to join four different half-day field trips to visit aspects of the food and fibre value chain in Canterbury again at E Tipu 2026!
These field trips will be held on the 20th May, 2026.
Before the field trips commence, you will be brought to the on-farm lunch where you have the opportunity to mix and mingle. After lunch your field trip will commence!
You can only partake in one field trip as they run concurrently - so please only select one option.
See below for the options:
More information on each trip coming soon!
Field trip 1: Behind the Breakthroughs - Exploring Bioeconomy Science
The Bioeconomy Science Institute has facilities in more than 20 locations nationwide and in Australia and the USA. As part of the E-Tipu tour we will showcase activities that offer a cross-section of our science nationwide. You will have the opportunity to visit a state-of-the art metabolomics and proteomics facility where technology helps unravel the molecular building blocks of fibres and foods. Materials scientists will show examples of novel lightweight materials based on wood fibre-polymer composites, and bioplastics made from wool keratins. You will see our food-grade facility where novel plant-based foods are characterised, and formulations are printed with a 3D food printer. The tour will showcase novel pest management approaches and visit Te Kohinga Harakeke o Aotearoa / National NZ Flax Collection. We will look at harakeke cultivars with unique fibre and weaving properties, each suited to different applications in the search for sustainable materials.
Field trip 2: Farm Frontiers - Innovation in the Field
‘Lincoln University farms are crucial for practical scientific research, immersive teaching, and engagement with the land-based sectors. Since our beginnings as an agricultural college in 1878, Lincoln University has been leading research and development for the benefit of the land-based sectors. Highlights of the farms include:
Developing and demonstrating world’s best agricultural practice
Increasing productivity whilst minimising environmental impacts
Research into crop, pasture and forage management
Testing approaches to becoming carbon neutral
Enhancing welfare for our livestock and the well-being of our staff
This field trip will include visits to our Integral Health Dairy Farm hosted by Professor Pablo Gregornin, our Research Dairy Farm to hear about Ecopond and reducing methane emissions with Professors Keith Cameron and Hong Di, and the Lincoln University McCain Foods Ltd Next Gen Regenerative Farm with Dr Pieter-Willem Hendriks.’
Field trip 3: The Value Chain in Motion - How Food Reaches the World
Field trip 4: Future Food Factory - Innovation and Technology in Action
All ticket prices include a 3.0% credit card processing fee and admin fees.
After the success in 2025 there is another opportunity to join four different half-day field trips to visit aspects of the food and fibre value chain in Canterbury again at E Tipu 2026!
These field trips will be held on the 20th May, 2026.
Before the field trips commence, you will be brought to the on-farm lunch where you have the opportunity to mix and mingle. After lunch your field trip will commence!
You can only partake in one field trip as they run concurrently - so please only select one option.
See below for the options:
More information on each trip coming soon!
Field trip 1: Behind the Breakthroughs - Exploring Bioeconomy Science
The Bioeconomy Science Institute has facilities in more than 20 locations nationwide and in Australia and the USA. As part of the E-Tipu tour we will showcase activities that offer a cross-section of our science nationwide. You will have the opportunity to visit a state-of-the art metabolomics and proteomics facility where technology helps unravel the molecular building blocks of fibres and foods. Materials scientists will show examples of novel lightweight materials based on wood fibre-polymer composites, and bioplastics made from wool keratins. You will see our food-grade facility where novel plant-based foods are characterised, and formulations are printed with a 3D food printer. The tour will showcase novel pest management approaches and visit Te Kohinga Harakeke o Aotearoa / National NZ Flax Collection. We will look at harakeke cultivars with unique fibre and weaving properties, each suited to different applications in the search for sustainable materials.
Field trip 2: Farm Frontiers - Innovation in the Field
‘Lincoln University farms are crucial for practical scientific research, immersive teaching, and engagement with the land-based sectors. Since our beginnings as an agricultural college in 1878, Lincoln University has been leading research and development for the benefit of the land-based sectors. Highlights of the farms include:
Developing and demonstrating world’s best agricultural practice
Increasing productivity whilst minimising environmental impacts
Research into crop, pasture and forage management
Testing approaches to becoming carbon neutral
Enhancing welfare for our livestock and the well-being of our staff
This field trip will include visits to our Integral Health Dairy Farm hosted by Professor Pablo Gregornin, our Research Dairy Farm to hear about Ecopond and reducing methane emissions with Professors Keith Cameron and Hong Di, and the Lincoln University McCain Foods Ltd Next Gen Regenerative Farm with Dr Pieter-Willem Hendriks.’
Field trip 3: The Value Chain in Motion - How Food Reaches the World
Field trip 4: Future Food Factory - Innovation and Technology in Action