"Clean and Green" Farming Tool
AgResearch, the largest of the Crown Research Institutes (CRI's), has released a software package to help farmers demonstrate they are indeed "clean and green". Developed for the Project Green Charitable Trust, the "Whole Farm Planning and Reporting Package" has three modules (Animal Management Plan, Land and Environment Plan, Social Responsibility Plan) and was developed and tested by a group of fifty farmers from varied environmental conditions. In aggregate, it provides farmers with the means to document how they are managing their farm's resources, including animals, land, water and their environment.
The Trust was established by MAF Policy (via its Sustainable Farming Fund), the Business Council for Sustainable Development, and meat company Richmond (now owned by PPCS), to encourage the adoption of a voluntary standard for sustainable production of sheep, beef, deer and goat farms. Significant support for the project also came from various regional councils.
Contact: Dr Alec Mackay (via AgResearch Media Advisor, Anthony Clearwater - 029 489 9139; Anthony.Clearwater@agresearch.co.nz). The AgResearch website is: www.agresearch.co.nz. More information about MAF's Sustainable Farming fund can be found at: http://www.maf.govt.nz/sff/. More information about the project Green Charitable trust can be found at: http://www.projectgreen.co.nz/trust.html |
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
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Tel: +64 4 894 0100
Fax: +64 4 894 0720
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