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Dairy farm effluent should be treated as a fertiliser, but carefully, because it is not a balanced fertiliser, being very high in potassium.

The environmental effects of nitrogen that determine how much effluent you can irrigate onto land, says Waikato Regional Council.

Ken Westlake played a key role in a potentially 'game-changing' effluent reduction model for the dairy industry.

With ever tightening regulations on effluent storage, containment – whether in open ponds or purpose built reservoirs – is capital intensive.

A fantastic dairy farmer turnout at a recent effluent management field day is a sign of the sector's commitment to doing the right thing by the environment, says organiser Jon Palmer.

Dairy effluent is a valuable resource which, when managed well, increases pasture production and reduces fertiliser costs.

The management of dairy effluent provides many opportunities for dairy businesses in Australia.

Far North Queensland dairy farmer Dennis Byrnes expects a new effluent irrigation system to pay off in a variety of ways.

Effluent hoses are made easier to drag around by Hose Buoy, an NZ-made gadget that clamps to the hose.

Knowing the soil has always been the basis of good farming because the soil is the foundation of the production system.