New Zealand launches new farming practice plan
Red meat levy Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) welcomed the launch of this new farming practice plan. Sam McIvor, CEO at B+LNZ, said that this launch represents an exciting opportunity for New Zealand’s agricultural sector.
"This is the first time that farming and horticulture leaders, regional councils, and central government have come together and agreed to a set of good practice principles, and actions to implement those across the country," Mr McIvor said.
The 21 principles cover nutrient levels, waterways, land and soil health, effluent management, and water and irrigation systems, and these principles build on the work already being done in the sector.
"As an industry, we see the aims of the Good Farming Practice Action Plan as completely achievable. At Beef + Lamb New Zealand, we launched our Environmental Strategy and Implementation Plan last month. It’s aligned with the Good Farming Practice Action Plan and will support its achievement.
"Clean water is one of the four priorities in our strategy. Our strategy sets out a number of ways in which we will improve water quality, including all sheep and beef farmers to have a tailored farm environment plan by the end of 2021.
"The Good Farming Practice Action Plan gives us a whole of sector approach to lifting our environmental game even more and taking a consistent approach," Mr McIvor said.
For further information, you may find The Good Farming Practice Action Plan for Water Quality on the Federated Farmers of New Zealand website.
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