Articles • WM Environmental

How do Farm Environmental Management Plans add Value to your Farming Business?

How do Farm Environmental Management Plans add Value to your Farming Business? Farm Environmental Management Plans – Why do we need them? Farm Environmental Management Plans (FEMPs) are fast becoming a requirement for… Read more

How Do You Prepare for a Resource Consent Renewal?

If you have a Resource Consent approaching its expiry date and the activity is ongoing, then it’s worth putting some thought into the Resource Consent renewal process. A thorough renewal plan will put you on the… Read more

Can I Subdivide My Section? Here’s What to Know Before You Start.

You might be sitting on an opportunity — here’s how to find out. If you own land in Southland, Otago or Central Otago, and you’ve been wondering whether your section might be large enough to subdivide, you’re not alone. Read more

Do I Need a Resource Consent for My Feed Pad?

Installing a feed pad? Here’s what you need to know. Feed pads can make life easier for managing stock in wet conditions and help improve animal health — but depending on how they’re built and used, they might also… Read more

I Need to send an Effluent Management Plan to Environment Southland - Where do I Start?

If you hold a Resource Consent to discharge Farm Dairy Effluent to land, it’s likely that one of the requirements is to prepare and submit an Effluent Management Plan to Council. If you haven’t prepared this Effluent… Read more

Otago Regional Council – A Changing Environmental Legislation Landscape

The Otago Regional Council are revising their freshwater framework, with a proposed Land and Water Regional Plan due to be notified in 2023 and amendments to various other Plans and Policies also underway. These updates… Read more

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