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Making farming easy is what the TechniPharm team says it lives for.

Depending on your perspective, dairy farming brings with it the joys or problem of dealing with animal waste, be it liquid slurries or more solid manures.

Odour from farm dairy effluent is increasingly an issue as herd sizes grow and urban boundaries get closer to operating farms.

Waikato Regional Council has sought an interim Enforcement Order from the Environment Court to stop piggery effluent from entering a waterway north of Te Aroha.

Reports of effluent being illegally dumped from trucks in three locations in Waikato have prompted calls for trucking companies and farmers to improve their practices.

Two Bay of Plenty farmers have been slapped with fines totalling $28,000 for effluent management breach.

Otorohanga farmer Grant Mitchell milks 176 cows once-aday throughout the year, so good grass growth is crucial.

DairyNZ says it will complete a submission on both the winter grazing and the freshwater farm plan consultations, providing firm feedback to Government.

Choosing the right pump for an effluent system is the key to ensuring a system works well and gives many years of reliable service.

A survey of effluent management on the 124 dairy farms in the Tasman region has given thumb up to farmers and dairy companies.