Environment Canterbury’s Plan Change 7
Environment Canterbury has notified Plan Change 7 to the Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan (CLWRP) for public submissions. Submissions (formal comments/feedback) will be received until 5pm on 13 September 2019. Read more at https://ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2019/plan-change-7-and-plan-change-2-what-you-need-to-know/ PC7 is split into three parts (Parts A,B and C). Part A is an ‘Omnibus’ change proposing amendments […]
Environment Canterbury’s Plan Change 5
Farmers with irrigated land and dryland in Canterbury need to be aware of what their obligations may be in relation to Environment Canterbury’s (ECan) Plan Change 5, which became operative earlier this year. Farmers who do not require a consent to farm, should register as a Permitted Activity in ECan’s Farm Portal. https://farmportal.ecan.govt.nz/login. Those farmers […]
Reminder for farmers – Overseer update is coming (via Environment Canterbury)
From the end of June 2019, OverseerFM software will replace the legacy version of Overseer. This means Overseer nutrient budgets previously submitted as XML files under 6.2.2 or earlier, will not be compatible with the new software. Information saved in the legacy version of Overseer will not automatically carry over to OverseerFM. Farmers with […]
Help Enlisted to Find Source of Phosphate (via Rural Life)
A project involving the North Otago Sustainable Land Management (NOSLaM) group and hydrologists from the University of Otago due to kick off next month, will hopefully provide answers to Waiareka Creek catchment’s increasing phosphate levels, which in turn may help meet water quality regulations. NOSLaM met with farmers, landowners and stakeholders in the catchment […]