Displaying items by tag: Waikato Regional Council

Protect your land and take up a buzzing opportunity to earn extra cash.

The Waikato River Authority is contributing $828,000 in its latest funding round towards the development and implementation of the Waikato-Waipa restoration strategy.

The efforts of farmers to improve the health of the Piako River in the Waikato region have been recognised.

Knowing the soil has always been the basis of good farming because the soil is the foundation of the production system.

An independent review has found Waikato Regional Council’s evidence gathering processes “appropriate, robust, lawful and up to date”.

Winter's end is a time for cultivating paddocks; this must be done well to prevent sediment and excessive nutrients getting into waterways from the land.

Will wetlands become the new weapon enabling farmers to combat nutrient losses onfarm? 

Your old mate had to giggle at a recent media proclamation from the Waikato Regional Council. The local government body boldly claimed it is “taking a fresh approach to helping farmers with effluent management”.

The 2016 annual Effluent Expo at Mystery Creek has been cancelled.

Good soils are at the heart of farming in Waikato.