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Rural Advice
Horizons’ Rural Advice Team (RAT) are on hand to provide advice and practical solutions to all farmers in our region. Our team are able to help improve effluent and nutrient efficiency on your farm. This includes help with effluent discharge consenting and compliance requirements as well as advice on waterway management and nutrient management planning.
Although the team have traditionally worked largely in the dairy sector, they are happy to work with other agricultural or horticultural sectors to help improve efficiency, productivity and profitability in our region. This includes the development of best practice guidelines and assistance at various field and training days.
If you are particularly interested in the following topics please check out our fact sheets for more information.
Horizons Rural Advice Fact Sheets
Nutrient management for intensive land use
What is an Environmental Farm Plan?
Leak detection systems for effluent ponds
New use of land for dairy (dairy conversions)
Irrigator Depth Test Quick Guide
Ground and surface water contamination
Is your service provider accredited?
If you would like to find out who the accredited designers are in our region check out effluent accreditation. What better way to ensure you are working with the best of the best within the industry!
Thinking of installing an effluent pond?
If you are looking at installing an effluent pond please follow this link which can help you with the design and requirements for construction. If you have any other questions do not hesitate to contact our Rural Advice team.
Contact us
If you have any queries please contact our Rural Advice team on 0508 800 800 or sign up with our dairy e-newsletter for monthly updates on news and events in the Region.