Effluent storage: Importance of safety on the farm
Let’s not be casual as to safety around the farm With many deaths every year we understand that safety can no longer be taken lightly. Or as farm owners, workers or managers of the farm think we may not be held personally liable should an accident take place. We must take all practicable steps to […]
Nitrate Poisoning can be Lethal for the Dairy Industry
Losing animals to nitrate poisoning is not uncommon throughout New Zealand. With new grass paddocks being grazed and winter crops not far away from being grazed, it becomes important to remind ourselves of the risks associated with nitrate poisoning. One of the challenges with nitrate poisoning is that it typically happens very quickly. But with […]
Health and Safety Around your Effluent Pond
Your farm is a workplace, which means you’re required to comply with the Health & Safety at Work Act 2015. More people are killed or injured at work in the agriculture sector than any other industry in New Zealand, and it would be an absolute tragedy if one of those deaths or injuries occurred on […]
How to Control Effluent Pond Odour
When you’re storing dairy effluent, of course there’s going to be a bit of a smell. If your pond is located close to your home or the home of a neighbour, you could inadvertently be causing discomfort, health risks, lowering property values, and generally making the neighbourhood an unpleasant place to live. While there isn’t […]
PondBugs – Crusted Effluent Pond Treatment
Healthy effluent ponds. Healthy pasture. Get rid of crusted, smelly, poor-nutritional pond quickly. Clear, odour-free, nutrient-rich dairy effluent ponds are just a PondBug prescription away. Just one Power-Dose of PondBugs treatment initially, followed by the prescribed weekly dose will provide necessary bacteria which will keep your dairy effluent pond healthy, active and bursting with goodness […]
4 Top Benefits of Effluent Pond Stirring
Never underestimate the importance of giving your effluent pond a good stir! Along with choosing the right sized pond, with a good, reliable pump, stirring is an important factor that shouldn’t be overlooked. Why? Stirring is a vital part of the process of creating nutrient-rich effluent that will help you save money and increase pasture […]
Pond Safety – Don’t let your Mates get in the Sh*t
Effluent ponds are dangerous, and if something goes wrong it could be you in the crap! With H&S laws in place PCBU (People Conducting a business or Undertaking) are liable for “Failing to comply with duties and exposing individual to risk of death or serious illness or injury”. Fines range from $150k to $1.5m. Providing […]
How to Avoid a Slurry Tank Implosion
Just what a dairy farmer doesn’t want! (An imploded tank on a Slurry tanker) Find out how this can be avoided. This could have happened due to a number of different reasons, but we thought we’d share some basic tips from our experience, on how to avoid this from happening. When buying a Second hand […]
Effluent Compliance: What you need to know
In 2012, a Springston farm was fined a record $90,000 after illegally discharging dairy effluent onto land in Springston, resulting in a significant discharge into Lake Ellesmere. This was on top of a previous $20,000 fine and community service time for the farm manager for a previous offence. This Environment Court judge noted that the […]
