Nitrate & Critical Source Management

Winter Crops

Good Management Practices

Minimising the loss of nutrients and sediment to waterways.

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Sediment Traps Factsheet (PDF)

Good Management Practices

What are sediment traps and how can they support you in your farming?

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nutrients and critical source areas (PDF)

Good Management Practices

Understanding, identifying and reducing CSA’s.

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Managing Phosphorus losses (PDF)

Good Management Practices

North Canterbury Sustainable Farming Systems SFF Project – notes on managing phosphorus losses and an appendix on cleaning drains and natural watercourses.

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end-of-drain treatment systems (PDF)

Good Management Practices

Learn how end-of-drain systems have helped keep valuable top soil from being lost, and the values of silt traps.

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Sediment Mitigation for Lifestylers (PDF)

Good Management Practices

Understanding, identifying and reducing CSA’s.

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Cow Shed Fact Sheet – The Rai Catchment Project Story

Good Management Practices

The beneficial management practices shown in this factsheet take advantage of our expert knowledge of farming on this land, and were developed using a science
‘on tap not on top’ philosophy.

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