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DAIRY FARM effluent grows in value as fertiliser prices rise, says Waikato Regional Council. In its publication ‘Effluent management; for the health of our waterways and groundwater’, the council urges farmers to treat effluent as a fertiliser, but carefully because it lacks balance, being very high in potassium.
EFFLUENT PUMP maker Numedic says its new horizontal effluent pump is a “complete solution” as pumping from above-ground effluent storage tanks becomes more popular.
ABOUT 90% of Waikato’s 2600 dairy farmers have lodged dairy shed water-take consent applications. The Waikato Regional Council is urging the remainder to apply before the December 24 deadline.
GETTING THE basics right on water use requires each farm to manage water resources legally and efficiently, to make best possible use of this valuable and precious resource.
ONFARM EFFLUENT systems must comply with council regulations and safeguard the environment, says pond liner supplier Viking Containment (formerly Skellerup).
DARE I say it? If you are aged 29 or over you can stop reading this message (about effluent) right now, because you’ll either know it all, or have made up your mind about it and be inflexible in your thinking. Younger minds when reading this will get an inkling of the underlying message and start to see the light.
NEW ZEALAND farmers face constant pressure to minimise their impact on the environment and to reuse, recycle and take responsibility for their farming ‘footprint’. This is an area of farm management increasingly in the compliance spotlight.
IN ECOLOGY, the word sustainability describes how biological systems remain diverse and productive over time; it requires the reconciliation of environmental, social equity and economic demands, also referred to as the three ‘pillars’ of sustainability, or the three ‘Es’.
CANTERBURY WILL host two EnviroReady field days this week to help farmers prepare for changes under Environment Canterbury’s Land and Water Regional Plan.
VOLVO CARS last week unveiled a cross-country version of its V60 sports wagon at the 2014 LA Motor Show. It will go on sale in New Zealand in the second half of 2015.
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VOLKSWAGEN NEW Zealand has further thrown its support behind the IHC Calf & Rural Scheme.
THE CASE IH Magnum 380 CVT tractor has won Tractor of the Year at EIMA International in Bologna, Italy, as judged by 23 expert journalists from European trade publications.
FORTY YEARS of making its Roll-Belt balers, and sales of 235,000 machines, is prompting manufacturer New Holland to affix a ’40-year’ decal to a new variant of this globally popular machine, the company says.
MASSEY FERGUSON is at it again: its 2014 Antarctica2 mission will bring back memories of Sir Ed Hillary’s 1958 trek to the south pole using ‘Fergie’ TE20 tractors.
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