Working out the Appropriate Size for your Effluent Pond
Making sure the pond is the correct size helps to ensure efficient and sustainable effluent management. If your pond can’t store enough effluent, you risk over-irrigating your soil, resulting in surface runoff or direct drainage – bad for your soil and plants, and extremely bad if it results in non-compliance. On the other hand, if […]
Effluent storage: Importance of safety on the farm
Let’s not be casual as to safety around the farm We must take all practicable steps to prevent staff, contractors or even visitors to the farm from having a tragedy. Due to the possible severe consequences and ever increasing importance it is critical that farmers, regardless of their role, take an honest assessment as to […]
How to Control Effluent Pond Odour
While there isn’t much you can do about the effluent pond odour (after all, it is literally made of crap), there are things you can do to help lower the odour. There have been several cases in New Zealand of farms installing effluent ponds close to neighbours, resulting in lowered property prices and complaints to […]
