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OPINION: Canterbury milk processor Synlait is showing no sign of bouncing back from its financial doldrums.
Dairy farmers are increasingly using technology to monitor and control their dairy effluent systems, says Precision Farming Ltd.
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.
OPINION: Canterbury milk processor Synlait is showing no sign of bouncing back from its financial doldrums.
OPINION: It seems every bugger in this country can get an award these days.