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Resources to help you with integrated farm planning

Taking an integrated approach to farm planning links all parts of your business together. 

It's not a single document, it's a whole-of-farm process. 

Knowing where to start can seem hard. To help, you can use our templates. They can be filled in as you need them.

List of templates

The templates will help you meet the principles set out in  Good farm planning principles: Towards integrated farm planning [PDF, 1022 KB]

Note: While the templates are a good starting point, they don't meet regulatory requirements for areas such as freshwater farm plans.

How to use the module templates [PDF, 2.8 MB]

Biodiversity module

This biodiversity module is designed to support you to include biodiversity in your farm planning, and can be used alongside the biodiversity template.

Integrated farm planning biodiversity module [PDF, 18 MB]

Intensive winter grazing module and template

Intensive winter grazing

Other integrated farm planning support

The Careers Pathway Scheme for primary industry advisers
 
The Integrated Farm Planning Accelerator Fund
 
On Farm Support for farmers and growers 
 
Extension Services programme for farmers – supporting catchment groups to improve land management practices
 
Māori agribusiness

Ground Rules: compliance requirements on a single website

Running a modern farming business is a complex task. It can often be difficult to know where to find up-to-date compliance or regulatory requirements. To assist, we’ve developed a dedicated website called Ground Rules. It has everything you need in one place. 

Ground Rules

Industry assurance programmes

Many primary sector groups and companies already have farm planning initiatives. They provide templates and checklists to help decision-making on-farm. Some include advisers to provide extra support.

Most of these groups have committed to incorporating an integrated approach to their farm planning initiatives. That means you can expect to see more of the IFP modules rolled out over the next few years.

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