Applying liquid manures or farmyard effluents to standing crops of forage maize is largely unheard of in New Zealand, but the practice is gaining ground in Europe.

Seek expert advice to understand how to meet new effluent management regulations in your region, advices Tainui Group Holdings (TGH) primary industries manager Mark Jackways.

Ag and Civil Direct, a division of Waikato Tractors, Hamilton, is to distribute the Shelbourne Reynolds range of farm equipment manufactured in the UK.

Irrigating farmers in the Amuri district in North Canterbury are continuing to record improved environmental performance.

Winter and early spring are when nutrients are most at risk of getting lost from farms, writes Bala Tikkisetty, sustainable agriculture advisor at Waikato Regional Council.

A new addition to Farmchief’s extensive range is aimed at using organic waste on farm, notably the West Maelstrom rear discharge manure spreader.

Extra sites, a new strategy and revamped logo will be features of the 2019 Effluent & Environment Expo.

Kiwi dairy farmers tend to be lagging behind the northern Europeans in their handling of dairy effluent.

Slurry tankers enable dairy farmers to replace inorganic fertilisers with their farm effluents.

Two farm workers have been fined $24,700 for breaching effluent management rules.