Displaying items by tag: Waikato Regional Council
Spread with care and save
Applying the right amount of effluent can save farmers money — but applying too much can damage pasture.
Don’t take pests with you on Moving Day
Farmers are being urged to help protect farms from pest plants by cleaning machinery, vehicles and equipment before they move on Moving Day.
Green light for $280m plant
Waikato should have a new $280 million milk plant up and running by August 2021.
Wintering practices are critical
Soil damage during winter is a big issue for farmers. It coincides with high stock densities and high soil moisture conditions.
Farmers back blitz
The dairy industry is supporting councils in their efforts to get all farmers to meet their effluent obligations.
Crackdown on non-compliant farmers
DairyNZ says it supports the Waikato Regional Council monitoring and increasing their focus on high-risk farms.
Waikato farmers helping keep floods out
Waikato farmers are being thanked for helping flood-prone communities in the region.
Eye-in-sky back in Waikato
Waikato Regional Council has resumed aerial monitoring of ‘at risk’ farms by satellite imagery, drones, fixed wing aircraft or helicopters.
Rusty helps sniff out velvetleaf
Landowners and rural contractors are being urged to watch for pest plants.
State funding to protect waterways
The Waikato Regional Council is getting $1.6 million in state funding to help protect waterways.
