Haidel International takes a holistic approach in setting up sustainable farm and orchard systems. The business needs to be able to sustain fluctuations in market prices and climatic volatility as well as being environmentally sustainable.
Our team of consultants have had experience in tailoring and monitoring farm and orchard systems to reduce environmental impact whilst maximizing profitability.
Footprint
Some of the factors which influence the environmental footprint which can be addressed by HAIDEL consultants are :
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Dairy Effluent Design and Management :
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Deficit Irrigation
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Soils Removal
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Low application monitoring and system management system development
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Nutrient loss monitoring
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Lysimeter installation monitoring services
HAIDEL INTERNATIONAL have the expertise to help you to understand the environmental footprint of your farm business and 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 in which we can offer include:
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Soil, Effluent, Plant and Animal Tissue testing
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Effluent Management plans
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Assistance with Environmental consents and compliance issues.
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Riparian management plans.
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Nutrient Management plans – designing optimum nutrient efficiency for your farm.
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Whole Farm Management Plans – assessing the farm systems, environmental performance and profit.
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Pre-Buying Farm Appraisals – assessing the options, the risks, and the most sustainable & profitable systems.
Why have on mind an Environmental system plan?
Understanding the environmental factors which influence your individual farm will allow an informed decision to be made on the farm, which maximizes the efficiency of the available resources and minimizes the impact on farm profitability. Detailed planning of plant and animal management is required to reduce the environmental impact basically on soil and water, helping to secure availability of these resources for long term future of the farm business.
Environmental management is coming under increasing scrutiny both by the public and Regional Councils. In addition, concerns over nutrient use and traceability are being built into everyday nutrient management activities on farms and using qualified advisors will ensure you are kept informed of the latest requirement.
We can assist you understand your current environmental situation and the compliance implications which affect your catchment and how this may impact on your farm business in the future. Identifying opportunities to implement good management practices which will help adapt your farm system to cope with environmental consents.