Working out the Appropriate Size for your Effluent Pond

Making sure the effluent pond is the correct size helps to ensure efficient and sustainable effluent management. If your pond can’t store enough effluent, you risk over-irrigating your soil, resulting in surface runoff or direct drainage – bad for your soil and plants, and extremely bad if it results in non-compliance. On the other hand, […]
Effluent storage: Importance of safety on the farm

With many deaths every year we understand that safety can no longer be taken lightly. Or as farm owners, workers or managers of the farm think we may not be held personally liable should an accident take place. We must take all practicable steps to prevent staff, contractors or even visitors to the farm from […]
How to Control Effluent Pond Odour

While there isn’t much you can do about the smell of effluent (after all, it is literally made of crap), there are things you can do to help lower the odour. There have been several cases in New Zealand of farms installing effluent ponds close to neighbours, resulting in lowered property prices and complaints to […]