Displaying items by tag: effluent

Reports of effluent being illegally dumped from trucks in three locations in Waikato have prompted calls for trucking companies and farmers to improve their practices.

Two Bay of Plenty farmers have been slapped with fines totalling $28,000 for effluent management breach.

Otorohanga farmer Grant Mitchell milks 176 cows once-aday throughout the year, so good grass growth is crucial.

DairyNZ says it will complete a submission on both the winter grazing and the freshwater farm plan consultations, providing firm feedback to Government.

Choosing the right pump for an effluent system is the key to ensuring a system works well and gives many years of reliable service.

A survey of effluent management on the 124 dairy farms in the Tasman region has given thumb up to farmers and dairy companies.

Handling the challenges of effluent management could become easier with a new product that allows dairy farmers to treat their effluent systems as a routine part of weekly milking shed maintenance.

The Government's recent decision to delay Intensive Winter Grazing (IWG) rules until May 2022, following pressure from farming and industry groups, has provided farmers with a year-long opportunity to demonstrate how best practice management on-farm can influence future environmental policy.

Large farm operations and professional spreading companies should be setting examples of best practice, says Waikato Regional Council regional compliance manager Patrick Lynch.

A Matamata truck wash business and a Hauraki farmer have both been convicted and fined over separate pollution events resulting from poor management of effluent infrastructure.