Land management
Through the use of best management practices the amount of nutrients from agricultural activities entering lakes can be reduced.
Nitrogen management
Some examples to manage nitrogen entering waterways include:
- Prevent direct application of fertiliser to waterways
- Fence off waterways from stock
- Follow best practice to apply farm effluent
Link to Nutrient Management pages on the Bay of Plenty Regional Council website
Phosphorus management:
Some examples to manage phosphorus from entering waterways include:
- Prevent direct application of phosphorus fertiliser to waterways
- Manage soil erosion (slips, slumps) to prevent soil entering waterways
- Control runoff from tracks, feed pads, races to prevent it entering waterways
- Avoid overgrazing and pugging especially close to waterways
- Fence off waterways and establish riparian vegetation or grass strips to filter nutrients from water entering the waterway.
More information:
Detailed information on best management practice to reduce nutrient loss from farms can be obtained from the below organisations.
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Organisation |
Contact information |
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Bay of Plenty Regional Council |
Phone 0800 884 880
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Dairy NZ |
Phone 0800 432479 69 (0800 4 DAIRYNZ)
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Fonterra |
Phone 09 374 9000
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AgResearch |
Phone 07 834 6600
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Beef + Lamb New Zealand |
Phone 0800 233 352
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Ballance Farm Environmental Awards |
Email info@bfea.org.nz
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