Displaying items by tag: Waikato
Crackdown on non-compliant farmers
DairyNZ says it supports the Waikato Regional Council monitoring and increasing their focus on high-risk farms.
Waikato farmers helping keep floods out
Eye-in-sky back in Waikato
Waikato Regional Council has resumed aerial monitoring of ‘at risk’ farms by satellite imagery, drones, fixed wing aircraft or helicopters.
Spy returns to Waikato skies
Pinpoint aerial surveillance of Waikato dairy farms has been voted in by Waikato Regional Councillors as a ‘risk management’ move on farmers suspected of poor effluent handling.
Students eye opportunities in ag sector
Many young people, especially from urban backgrounds, don’t realise how broad the opportunities are in the rural sector, says Waikato University agribusiness and marketing student Celine Walters.
Land-use restrictions will squeeze fruit and vege supplies – PLUG
A farmer lobby group says land-use restrictions proposed in the Waikato Healthy Rivers Proposed Plan Change 1 (PC1) could lead to fruit and vegetable shortages.
State funding to protect waterways
Sector set for sonic boom
Kiwifruit is heading towards being a major force in the New Zealand economy, a Waikato University report predicts.
Council spins controversial plan
Waikato landowners are being warned to understand their requirements under the Healthy Rivers/Wai Ora: Proposed Waikato Regional Plan Change 1.