Intensive Winter Grazing Registration - Horizons Regional Council

Home Managing Natural Resources Our Freshwater Future National Environmental Standards for Freshwater (NES-F) Intensive Winter Grazing Registration

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Water Management Zone (FMU?):*

Please select the standards below that you are unable to meet:

At all times, the area of the farm that is used for intensive winter grazing must be no greater than 50 (ha) or 10% of the area of the farm, whichever is greater

The slope of any land under an annual forage crop that is used for intensive winter grazing must be 10 degrees or less, determined by measuring the slope over any 20m distance of the land

Livestock must be kept at least 5m away from the bed of any river, lake, wetland, or drain (regardless of whether there is any water in it at the time)

On and from 1 May to 30 September of any year, in relation to any critical source area that is within, or adjacent to, any area of land that is used for intensive winter grazing on a farm
i. The critical source area must not be grazed; and
ii. Vegetation must be maintained as ground cover over all of the critical source area; and
iii. Maintaining that vegetation must not include any cultivation or harvesting of annual forage crops.

INTENSIFICATION: Land on the farm must have been used for intensive winter grazing between 1 July 2014 and 30 June 2019

INTENSIFICATION: At all times, the area of the farm that is used for intensive winter grazing must be no greater than the maximum area of the farm that was used for intensive winter grazing between 1 July 2014 and 30 June 2019

A person using land on a farm for intensive winter grazing in accordance with regulation 26 must take all reasonably practicable steps to minimise adverse effects on freshwater of any pugging that occurs on that land.

A person using land on a farm for intensive winter grazing in accordance with regulation 26 must ensure that vegetation is established as ground cover over the whole area of that land as soon as practicable after livestock have finished grazing the land.

Total area to be grazed in 2023 (ha):*

Number of high risk paddocks:

High risk area (ha):

Number of medium risk paddocks:

Medium risk area (ha):

Number of low risk paddocks:

Low risk area (ha):

Attach an optional Intensive Winter Grazing Management Plan:

If applicable, attach your consent application: