Nitrogen fertiliser reports due at the end of July
If you are a dairy farm manager you are required to submit your nitrogen fertiliser report to your regional council by the end of July. This is your report for the year ended 30 June 2023.
Online tools for collecting data
HawkEye app [Ravensdown website]
MyBallance app [Ballance website]
Regional Sector’s N-Cap Webform [Te Uru Kahika Regional and Unitary Councils Aotearoa website]
Farms that use synthetic nitrogen fertiliser on pasture (or any other grazed land) may be subject to synthetic nitrogen fertiliser regulations.
A limit of 190 kg per hectare per year on pasture came into effect on 1 July 2021. You need resource consent if this limit is exceeded.
For the 2021/22 year, the first year the regulations came into effect, around 4000 dairy farms submitted a synthetic nitrogen use report.