Progress on water quality: where are we at and where are we going? | Ep. 79

In this episode of Talking Dairy, we dive into the topic of ongoing water quality improvement efforts by the dairy sector with Aslan Wright-Stow, Senior Manager - Science at DairyNZ. Aslan shares valuable insights on the sectors’ commitments, the progress made, measured benefits and the scientific advancements that are improving water quality management and decision making.

Links:
Sustainable Dairying: Water Accord
Waterbodies and wetlands
Talking Dairy Ep 73: Monitoring waterway health
Talking Dairy Ep 71: Water quality research update
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Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 2:22 What’s been done to improve waterways?
• 4:17 How did the dairy sector create behaviour change?
• 5:41 What are our commitments to healthy waterways?
• 9:50 Does the science show it’s working?
• 14:51 How to find the latest science and research
• 21:37 Why is stream shade important?
• 24:11 Advice for enhancing water quality on farm