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  • Taranaki regional council consultation image
    Policy

    Regional planning changes to implement Government freshwater policy. The National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 is an important policy which was updated in 2020.

    Policy

    Taranaki regional council consultation image

    Regional planning changes to implement Government freshwater policy. The National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 is an important policy which was updated in 2020.

  • A close-up of a section of a grass paddock with tall fescue and clover.
    Managing nitrogen fertiliser use

    Nitrogen fertiliser is a valuable tool for pasture and crop growth in pastoral dairy farms, but it is essential that it is applied at the right time, in the right place and at the right rate.

    Feed

    5 min read

    Managing nitrogen fertiliser use

    A close-up of a section of a grass paddock with tall fescue and clover.

    Nitrogen fertiliser is a valuable tool for pasture and crop growth in pastoral dairy farms, but it is essential that it is applied at the right time, in the right place and at the right rate.

    Feed

    5 min read

  • A close-up of a dairy farmer's hand holding blades of grass
    Nitrogen cap

    Applying synthetic nitrogen fertiliser to grazed land is limited to 190 kilograms per hectare, per year. Dairy farmers also must report annual nitrogen use.

    Regulation

    2 min read

    Nitrogen cap

    A close-up of a dairy farmer's hand holding blades of grass

    Applying synthetic nitrogen fertiliser to grazed land is limited to 190 kilograms per hectare, per year. Dairy farmers also must report annual nitrogen use.

    Regulation

    2 min read

  • Nutrients And Contaminants Overview Listing Image 1400X850
    Nutrients and contaminants overview

    Effectively managing nutrients and contaminants is essential for sustaining waterway health and farm productivity.

    Environment

    5 min read

    Nutrients and contaminants overview

    Nutrients And Contaminants Overview Listing Image 1400X850

    Effectively managing nutrients and contaminants is essential for sustaining waterway health and farm productivity.

    Environment

    5 min read

  • A close-up of a dairy cow eating grass in a paddock on a sunny day
    Reducing phosphorus loss

    Phosphorus (P) is an essential element for plant and animal growth but can harm the environment if not properly managed. There are good farming practices that can help minimise P loss and optimise farm productivity.

    Environment

    1 min read

    Reducing phosphorus loss

    A close-up of a dairy cow eating grass in a paddock on a sunny day

    Phosphorus (P) is an essential element for plant and animal growth but can harm the environment if not properly managed. There are good farming practices that can help minimise P loss and optimise farm productivity.

    Environment

    1 min read

  • A waterway surrounded by native plants and two people kayaking across it
    Reduce E. coli loss

    E.coli is an important water quality challenge facing farmers, but the good news is that there are options for managing it in a farm system.

    Environment

    Reduce E. coli loss

    A waterway surrounded by native plants and two people kayaking across it

    E.coli is an important water quality challenge facing farmers, but the good news is that there are options for managing it in a farm system.

    Environment
  • A river surrounded with big rocks
    Stream ecosystem health

    Read more about how farmers and catchment groups can now use state-of-the-art monitoring that detects fish, insects, microbes, aquatic plants, terrestrial plants, and even birds from their genetic material being present in stream water.

    Research

    Stream ecosystem health

    A river surrounded with big rocks

    Read more about how farmers and catchment groups can now use state-of-the-art monitoring that detects fish, insects, microbes, aquatic plants, terrestrial plants, and even birds from their genetic material being present in stream water.

    Research