Environment

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Tactics for reducing your environmental footprint

DairyNZ has pulled together nine tactics that will help farmers improve on-farm efficiency and have positive benefits for the environment. These tactics are based on research, data, and learnings from leading farmers.

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Environment

Dairy Effluent Storage Calculator (DESC)

The Dairy Effluent Storage Calculator (DESC) tool helps determine dairy effluent storage requirements for dairy farms.

Tools & Apps

Effluent

Effluent Management Plan Poster

This effluent tool is designed to take some of the headache out of training staff and managing your effluent system.

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Effluent spreading calculator

Download this handy tool to take the guesswork out of determining your effluent nutrient loadings.

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Effluent

Top Tips for Effluent Management

This effluent poster has been developed with the help of farmers all around New Zealand. It provides top tips for effluent irrigators.

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Environment

Your winter grazing plan

This template is intended to help you develop a simple effective paddock plan for any break fed wintering system this winter

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Environment

Improving your wintering system

A successful farm system depends on having the right wintering system in place. Use this guide to evaluate your current system, pinpoint necessary improvements or changes, and create a plan.

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Effluent Application Depth Testing Calculator

Use this calculator to measure the depth of effluent applied from a variety of effluent systems.

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Environment

Effluent Irrigator Run Sheet

This effluent tool is designed to take some of the headache out of training staff and managing your effluent system.

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Environment



Effluent Management Plan Poster

This effluent tool is designed to take some of the headache out of training staff and managing your effluent system.

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Environment

Effluent Storage: Working Volume calculator

Use this calculator to calculate the dimensions and working volume of your effluent pond or tank.

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Environment

Effluent Technical Note - Dairy Effluent Treatment Systems

Farm dairy effluent is a valuable resource which, when managed well, can increase pasture production and reduce fertiliser costs.

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Environment

Effluent To Grow Crops

Using dairy effluent to grow crops – an update for industry, farmers and consultants.

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Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

Emissions reduction plan discussion document.

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Environment

Energy Capture Systems from Dairy Effluent - Tech note

This note gives you a brief overview of energy capture systems (anaerobic digestion and biogas) from dairy effluent.

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Environment

Evaluation of AQUAL-P for removal of phosphorus from tile drainage

NIWA was engaged to assess the performance of a phosphorus (P) removal device (“P-filter”), where the active ingredient was a bed of Aqual-P, a modified zeolite.

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FDE Pond Design and Construction with Hauraki ‘Marine’ Clay

Constructing effluent storage ponds in Hauraki marine clay may require different construction techniques. This chapter describes the engineering process.

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Environment

FRNL Kirkland Monitor Farm Report

Download the full report on the Sheep and Beef monitor farms, including the catch crop results.

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Environment

FRNL Measuring N Leaching On Farm

Find out why it is hard to measure N leaching on-farm.

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Environment

FRNL Monitor Farm Report

Summary of FRNL dairy monitor farm catch crop demonstration plot.

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Environment

Farm Dairy Effluent (FDE) Spreading Calculator

Download this handy tool to take the guesswork out of determining your effluent nutrient loadings.

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Farm Dairy Effluent Design Standards and Code of Practice

A set of standards against which to assess the design of individual farm dairy effluent (FDE) systems in New Zealand.

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Environment



Farm Dairy Effluent Systems - Planning the right system for your farm

This booklet helps you ask the right questions to get most appropriate farm dairy effluent system installed.

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Farmfact 6-28: Effluent Slurries, Sludge and Solids Spreading

Spreading effluent solids requires specialist machinery which is suited to the type of effluent being spread.

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Environment

Farmfact 6-61: How Landscape And Climate Affect Effluent Managment

There are three main landscape and climate factors which play a role in the success of effluent application.

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Environment

Fencing (Waterway Technote)

Fencing waterway margins is an important step in protecting freshwater from nutrients, faecal matter and sediment.

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Environment

Flemington Farm, Canterbury

A case study on environmental performance and the effect on production and profitability.

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Environment

Focus Farm Checklist

This is a checklist of the key changes that drove Alister and Lyn's fantastic improvement in performance and profit.

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Environment

Forages for Reduced Nitrate Leaching - Report

A report funded by DairyNZ and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment on forages for reduced nitrate leaching.

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Forages for Reduced Nitrate Leaching Monitor Farm Report

Forages for Reduced Nitrate Leaching end of research final report.

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Environment

Future dairying concept: Agro-ecological park

Poster of proposed implementation stage for establishing an Agro-ecological park somewhere in New Zealand as a pilot.

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