Cut with care
OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
The Government is being called on to offer official guidance on how regional councils should use the nutrient measurement tool Overseer.
Ballance chief executive Mark Wynne says criticism of the nutrient management tool Overseer is “very old-school”.
Irrigated dairy farms can expect nitrogen loss figures to leap when they run the latest version of Overseer.
OVERSEER, A system used to track nutrient flows around farms – especially dairy – is to be upgraded. Overseer is owned jointly by MAF, Fert Research and AgResearch.
OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
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