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A farm dairy effluent system must collect all animal excreta deposited in contained areas, plus any other liquid or material coming into contact with it, says system designer Numedic.

Rod and Sandra McKinnon milk 365 cows through a 32-point rotary on 120ha (effective) at Oakstone, a few km southwest of Matamata.

Adequate storage offers flexibility for effluent application to fit around farm activities and irrigation conditions, according to DairyNZ.

Two dairy farm workers died between 2009 and 2011 while servicing pumps on pontoons floating on farm effluent ponds.

An award winning effluent storage ‘bag’ new in New Zealand is an effective alternative to open ponds or tanks, says distributor TechniPharm.

Dairy effluent is a great source of nutrients for growing pasture.

Dairy effluent is a great source of nutrients for growing pasture, but managed improperly it can let loose lots of contaminants that harm waterways.

Getting more stock out of waterways and further restricting land use changes are recommended as part of plans to improve the health of rivers in Waikato.

Dairy effluent, particularly slurry, can be a big problem.

Can farms make money – or at least save it – by extracting the energy latent in dairy effluent?