AgFirst have the expertise to help you to understand the environmental footprint of your farm business. Our environmental consultants can identify opportunities to tweak your system to reduce environmental impact, whilst maximising profitability.
Our consultants are trained specifically in environmental management including soils and water management, nutrient efficiency, farm assessments and business management.
Some of the services we can offer include:
Nitrogen reference points (NRPs) and Farm environment plans (FEPs)
Water efficiency audits
Energy efficiency audits
Soil mapping and testing advice
Nutrient application for plant and environmental health
Water sharing initiatives
Regional scale sediment nitrogen and phosphorus loss modelling
Interpretation of impacts of environmentally derived restrictions
Overseer modelling and interpretation
Soil conservation measures
Best use of land
Mitigation for nutrient and sediment loss under cropping
Soil, effluent, plant and animal tissue testing
Effluent management plans
Effluent system design and installation
Irrigation system design and installation
Erosion control
Assistance with environmental consents and compliance issues
Riparian management plans
Nutrient management plans – designing optimum nutrient efficiency for your farm
Whole farm management plans – assessing the farm systems, environmental performance and profit
Pre-buying farm appraisals – assessing the options, the risks, and the most sustainable & profitable systems
Bio-security and health and safety plans
Dairy Effluent Design and Management:
Deficit irrigation
Solids removal
Low application dairy effluent irrigation systems
Dairy effluent pond construction
Nutrient losses monitoring
Land application monitoring and system management and development
Nutrient Loss Monitoring:
Lysimeter Installation
Monitoring System Development