A dairy farmer whose neglect of yearling cattle led to 11 deaths, has today (Thursday, June 3) been fined $17,500 and warned that he could be disqualified from farming if he appears on animal welfare charges again. Rodney Grant Nicol (61) appeared for .
Press Release – Ministry For Primary Industries A dairy farmer whose neglect of yearling cattle led to 11 deaths, has today (Thursday, June 3) been fined $17,500 and warned that he could be disqualified from farming if he appears on animal welfare charges again. Rodney Grant Nicol (61) appeared for …
A dairy farmer whose neglect of yearling cattle led to 11 deaths, has today (Thursday, June 3) been fined $17,500 and warned that he could be disqualified from farming if he appears on animal welfare charges again.
Rodney Grant Nicol (61) appeared for sentencing in the Tokoroa District Court, having earlier pleaded guilty to seven charges under the Animal Welfare Act. Mr Nicol owns a 300-cow dairy farm and had 110 yearling cattle at the time he was investigated by the Ministry for Primary Industries from August 10, 2020.
Taupō companies fined for unlawfully discharging animal effluent into the environment
28 Apr, 2021 01:42 AM
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A council officer takes samples of ponded effluent on a farm at Oruanui, north of Taupō. Photo / Supplied
A council officer takes samples of ponded effluent on a farm at Oruanui, north of Taupō. Photo / Supplied
Rotorua Daily Post
A Taupō-based farming company, a company director, and an effluent spreading company have been convicted and fined a total of $194,250 for unlawfully discharging animal effluent into the environment from three large dairy farming operations.
The sentence was imposed by Judge Jeff Smith in Tokoroa District Court and relates to the repeated unlawful discharge of animal effluent between November 7, 2019, and March 2, 2020.
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