The common dairy-farm model of waste containment was acceptable but Hawke's Bay feedlot operations were very different, he said. "There is no way around it, no matter what you feed them, on a concentrated feed pad nitrogen levels will be thousands of times more that plant roots could possibly absorb. Related Content Hawke's Bay sports community workshops set to kick off Generosity, gratitude and grief: stories from the fires Centuries of successFederated Farmers Hawke's Bay president Will Foley said existing feed pad operations were once best practice and nutrients were currently monitored through bores. More science was needed to quantify any excess nitrogen and its environment impact, because monitoring showed no impact from specialised feedlots. - Hawkes Bay Today

Source: New Zealand Herald March 03, 2017 21:56 UTC