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About 650 farmers, a record number, turned out for the fourth Effluent Expo, held at Mystery Creek, Hamilton on Tuesday.

DAIRY FARM effluent is an important resource for nutrients and is here to stay, says Rotorua farmer Trevor Phipps.

DAIRY FARMERS can now get their effluent system assessed by an independent, certified assessor.

DairyNZ has released a new smartphone app to help farmers apply effluent more efficiently.

WORK AND careful management has transformed dealing with effluent from a major chore into a valuable resource for a Whangarei couple.

A company that owns a number of farms in South Waikato has been fined more than $30,000 for illegally discharging dairy effluent into the environment.

EXHIBITORS AT the one-day Effluent Expo in Waikato last month say good farmer turnout shows demand for specific advice.

A MORRINSVILLE farmer has been fined $33,000 for illegally discharging dairy effluent into the environment.  So deep was the effluent that cows’ udders were dragging in it.  

A Morrinsville farmer has been fined more than $33,000 for illegally discharging dairy effluent into the environment. The volume of effluent was such that cows' udders were dragging in it.

More than 100 contractors and designers of farm dairy effluent (FDE) ponds are the first to complete a training course aligned with new industry standards.