Waterbodies and wetlands

Dairy farmers play an important role in protecting waterways. There are many things you can do on farm to improve or maintain water quality.

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Waterbodies and wetlands overview
Waterbodies and wetlands are essential but sensitive ecosystems. Learn how to protect and enhance them on your farm.

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Waterbodies and wetlands overview

Waterbodies and wetlands are essential but sensitive ecosystems. Learn how to protect and enhance them on your farm.

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Riparian Planting
Riparian planting can enhance your land, waterways, and biodiversity. Get tips and guidance for planting to ensure your planting is effective and economical.

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Riparian Planting

Riparian planting can enhance your land, waterways, and biodiversity. Get tips and guidance for planting to ensure your planting is effective and economical.

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Fencing waterways
Fencing waterways has many benefits, including protecting freshwater from nutrients, effluent and sediment, improving water quality, and creating habitat for birds and freshwater species.

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Fencing waterways

Fencing waterways has many benefits, including protecting freshwater from nutrients, effluent and sediment, improving water quality, and creating habitat for birds and freshwater species.

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Wetlands
Protecting, restoring and creating wetlands on-farm can reduce nutrient losses, decrease the impact of floods and provide valuable habitat for native plants and animals.

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Wetlands

Protecting, restoring and creating wetlands on-farm can reduce nutrient losses, decrease the impact of floods and provide valuable habitat for native plants and animals.

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Crossings
Stream crossings on dairy farms prevent harm to aquatic habitats, reduce pollution, and boost livestock health.

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Crossings

Stream crossings on dairy farms prevent harm to aquatic habitats, reduce pollution, and boost livestock health.

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Drains
Healthy drains help reduce the amount of contaminants lost in waterways while also optimising soil moisture and improving pasture production, stock health and the habitat for fish and insects.

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Drains

Healthy drains help reduce the amount of contaminants lost in waterways while also optimising soil moisture and improving pasture production, stock health and the habitat for fish and insects.

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Fish passage
Fish need to move up and down waterways to feed, breed, and migrate between the sea and freshwater to complete their life cycle. Anything that stops fish movements is called a ‘fish passage barrier’.

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Fish passage

Fish need to move up and down waterways to feed, breed, and migrate between the sea and freshwater to complete their life cycle. Anything that stops fish movements is called a ‘fish passage barrier’.

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Water Quality Limits
Water quality reflects the state of water, evaluated by physical, chemical, and biological aspects. This page explores the parameters of water quality, its uses and values, and how to set quality limits.

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Water Quality Limits

Water quality reflects the state of water, evaluated by physical, chemical, and biological aspects. This page explores the parameters of water quality, its uses and values, and how to set quality limits.

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2 min read