Hawkes Bay Federated Farmers The Future of our Water “Agriculture” Will Foley Farmer President Hawkes Bay Federated Farmers Friday June 2 2017

Freshwater Forum My Farm in pictures What we are doing and our challenges Examining the Challenges and how farmers are meeting them - Improving water quality How are farmers working towards improving water management The New Way Forward What Needs to be changed to be successful

Farming in 3 different locations 1300 hectares Flat, Rolling, Medium to steep Hill in Central Hawkes Bay. Sheep, beef, forestry My farm in pictures

Takapau – Rolling & medium hill Nitrogen Loss Allowable = 19.8kg Actual = 5kg Phosphate Loss 0.7kg/ha/yr Waterways

Onga Onga – Flat Nitrogen Loss Allowable = 24.8kg/ha/year Actual = 8kg/ha/year Phosphate Loss Actual 0.1kg/ha/yr Intermittent stream

Wakarara, Jan 2017 – Medium to steep Hill Dry January this year. Nitrogen Allowed= 15.66kg/ha/yr Actual = 7kg/ha/yr Phosphorous Actual = 0.9kg/ha/yr Erosion Waterways

Wakarara – More normal scene

How Can Farmers improve water Quality The steps of change Awareness Engagement Focus on the values Profitability Focus on the hotspots Celebrate success – Go around again

Examining the Challenges Nitrogen – LUC, DIN Phosphorus Stock Exclusion Water Quantity

Nitrogen Stock Class Fertiliser timing & application. Feed type Efficiency of system.

Phosphorus Optimum soil Phosphate levels. Fertiliser type and timing Stock exclusion Stock class – cattle on wet soils.

Stock Exclusion

Innovation

The New Way Forward Community Catchment Partnerships Focus on the Values rather than the numbers Fund more monitoring and research – need to build trust Engage the community and farmers in understanding impacts – Connect the good work that is currently ongoing Prune the rules and beef up the partnerships Non reg Adaptive planning Own the data and own the results don’t leave it to council or govt