How to keep farming with uncertainty I Freshwater Farm Plans & Intensive Winter Grazing
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- 1:13:58
- December 6th 2022
Scratching your head on how you are meant to navigate farming with uncertainty?
Do you need consent?
What if I've already put in my crops?
Will I be fined?
Do my regional council rules or the national government rules apply to me?
We have all your questions about regulations coming around intensive winter grazing and freshwater farm plans answered in one place!
In the first edition of "How to Keep Farming with Uncertainty" co-hosts Sarah Perriam-Lampp (Sarah's Country), Duncan Humm (NZ Farming) and Rowena Duncum (The Country) host a panel of guests from the Ministry for the Environment, regional councils, farm advisors and farmers from across the country.
This is the on-demand episode of a Livestream from Monday 5th December 2022.
Special Guests include:
Farmer Panel - Dani Darke (King Country), Ben Dooley (Southland), Emma Crutchley (Otago) & Kerry Worsnop (Gisborne)
Council & Advisor Panel - Brent Sinclair (Waikato Regional Council), Fiona Young (Environment Southland), Brent Paterson (MyEnviro) & Rebecca Hyde (Hurunui Landcare Group).
What does 2023 look like:
The freshwater farm plan system is being phased in over several years from 2023 across 16 regional council areas starting with Southland, Waikato, Gisborne, Hawkes Bay & Otago.
Councils will prioritise catchments within their own regions for the introduction and implementation of FW-FP, including a transition from any existing regulated farm environment plans to the new system.
The latest information:
If you have something you’d like answered, please email Ministry for the Environment:
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Sarah has led an impressive career well-known from her nation-wide role as a radio host and a rural commentator on the AM Show.
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