Independent Rural Professionals Farm Environment Plans as a compliance tool Consistent messaging Erica van Reenen Agricultural & Environmental Consultant
The Challenge Apathy Science User-experience Delivery
Matching management to land capability Riparian protection Stock exclusion, planting, crossings/bridges, fencing Cropping management, particularly in winter Understanding nutrient cycles and nutrient budgeting
Compliance Plans Changes the game… Motivations Details
Support, tools and resources Regional Councils Menu Industry programmes Risks…
New challenges… Voluntary and compulsory Resource to deliver Apathy Maintaining resource
Questions? “The secret of success is not in predicting the future; it is creating people who will thrive in a future that can’t be predicted” – unknown – Our people, practicing what they preach! Twitter: @ericavrnz Erica.vanReenen@agfirst.co.nz 027 455 5616