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Hawke's Bay

Hawkes Bay

David Van der Jagt (General Manager) now has the confidence to put on effluent knowing he is within the effluent application guidelines of the Hawke's Bay Regional Council. He also has the opportunity to show the Regional Council when he has been irrigating, to prove he is operating within his resource consent.

Country Practice Trust	1389 Taharua Road, Taupo
No. Cows Milked	2900 cows milked through two sheds
Effective area	1005 ha
Effluent block area	110 ha per shed
Annual average rainfall	3000 mm
Effluent storage	1x lined pond, 24x84x5m deep for each shed
Soil	Taupo Pumice
Irrigation system	110 sprinklers(Larall System) 10/paddock Application depth 5-25mm

David van de Jagt
(General Manager, Country Practice Trust)

"I'm an information driven person, Re:Gen gives us the information we need to make good decisions. We farm in a very sensitive area. We put in a state of the art effluent system to negate risk. All that money spent would have been futile if we didn't have Re:Gen providing us with good information in regards to the amount of effluent we can apply on a dialy basis."

"It has become clear that soil moisture levels can change quickly in our environment. The information that is provided is based on our farm, not the neighbours."

"It was exciting to find out that there are plenty of days that can apply effluent safely even in winter."

Country Practice Trust

1389 Taharua Road, Taupo