An improved overview of nitrogen, phosphorus, sediment and E.coli losses has provided immediate benefit for farmers using geospatial modelling software to map their farms.
''Because of our terrain, sediment loss is a big issue for us,'' Pourakino Valley farmer Geordie Eade said.
''After reviewing maps of our farm, we immediately changed our cattle wintering regime on high sediment load areas.''
Eade was speaking at a Pourakino Valley Catchment Group field day last month which look at the use of Ballance Agri-nutrients geospatial tool MitAgator.
Geordie and Francie Eade run 2000 ewes, 700 cattle and 600 hoggets on their 260ha Pourakino Valley property.