Farm Drainage

By Asst Editor Damian M, on August 4th, 2011

Waterlogged pastures over winter and early spring are a common sight on many farms in high rainfall areas.

Catchment requirements

Drainage of land however can have significant impact on the physical and environmental characteristics of receiving waterways. Drainage works do need to be undertaken with regional oversight and good planning. They should not be . . . → Read More: Farm Drainage

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Draining the Kongahu swamp

By Gary Hutchinson, on March 31st, 2011

One of the most interesting challenges of my early career was being involved in on-farm plan development for large scale drainage programmes on the West Coast of the South Island of NZ.

The main obstacle to farming in this temperate, very wet environment with up to 8000 mm of rainfall falling onto the mountains . . . → Read More: Draining the Kongahu swamp

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