Land management

Our Land Sustainability team offers individual on-farm advice, organises field days and works with community groups to increase awareness of land management issues and good environmental practices.

We can arrange to visit your property and provide advice and information at no extra cost on a variety of land management issues, including:

Catch cropping

This growing strategy shows great potential for water quality improvements.
Farm Environmental Management Plans

If you farm over 20 hectares of land, you'll need one of these as part of any consent application.
Freshwater Farm Plans

A Freshwater Farm Plan is a tool introduced in the Government’s Essential Freshwater package.
Good management practices

Good management practices provide ways to reduce the amount of contaminants lost from your property.
Intensive winter grazing 2023

Use the map tool, find out if your grazing is permitted and apply for a resource consent.
Land drainage

Good drainage is key to healthy waterways which are important for much more than their economic use.
Nutrient management

Fertilizer is one of the largest expenses for a farm, so nutrient management is essential.
Offal hole management

Offal holes or dead holes' are used in Southland for on-farm disposal of dead stock.
Riparian management

The strip of land beside a waterway is a called the riparian zone and acts as a crucial buffer.
Shelter

Well-designed farm shelter offers many benefits from reduced soil loss to creating microclimates.
Waste & Hazardous Substances

Information about reducing waste in your community, household and farm

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