Integrated Farm Planning Templates

Integrated Farm Planning Templates

These Integrated Farm Planning Templates help you tie together water, climate, animals, biosecurity, staff, and health and safety into a single plan. Work through each module at your own pace, one topic at a time.

The templates cover practical steps: writing a basic farm plan, managing people, biosecurity, animal welfare, biodiversity, and waste, plus how to handle greenhouse gases and emergencies. There are also case video case studies from Taranaki farmers to give you a head start.

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Farm planning

  • Integrated Farm Planning - fact sheet

    Climate
    Biodiversity
    Farm environment plan
    Farm planning
    Health and safety
    Planning
    Sustainability

    Learn about integrated farm planning for compliance, productivity, and environmental outcomes.

  • Good farm planning principles: Towards Integrated Farm Planning

    Climate
    Employment
    Farm planning
    Greenhouse gas
    Planning
    Resilience
    Sustainability
    Water
    Wellbeing

    Learn how to take a whole-of-farm approach to your planning and decision-making.

Biodiversity

  • Resources to help you with integrated farm planning

    Climate
    Biodiversity
    Dairy
    Emissions reduction
    Greenhouse gas
    Planning
    Risk
    Sustainability
    Water

    A guide to integrated farm planning principles and support for farmers in Aotearoa.

  • GoodFarm Planning Hub in Taranaki

    Climate
    Biodiversity
    Community
    Planning
    Sustainability

    Good Farm Planning Hub offers tools and resources to help Taranaki farmers plan and thrive.

Livestock

  • Forage cropping management

    Enterprise
    Agribusiness
    Farm planning
    Livestock
    Soil
    Sustainability

    This guide explains effective forage cropping management for livestock.

  • New Zealand Farm Assurance Programme (NZFAP) Handbook

    Enterprise
    Deer
    Farm planning
    Livestock
    Planning
    Risk
    Sheep and beef
    Sustainability

    This handbook covers the New Zealand Farm Assurance Programme, focusing on farm certification, animal welfare, and safe farming practices.

An alternative perspective

  • Biosecurity plan templates for New Zealand winegrowers

    Whenua
    Compliance
    Farm planning
    Pests and diseases
    Viticulture

    Download templates and a worked example for writing your own vineyard biosecurity plan.

  • Native biodiversity

    Whenua
    Biodiversity
    Conservation
    Farm environment plan
    Farm planning
    On-farm actions
    Sustainability

    Practical steps for planning, boosting, and caring for native biodiversity on your farm.

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New Zealand Land Cover Database

Whenua
Arable crops
Farm environment plan
Forestry
Horticulture
Planning

See land cover in Aotearoa and how it has changed over time.

Owl Farm case study - Animal well-being plan

Enterprise
Farm planning
Livestock
Wellbeing

See how Owl Farm builds a seasonal well-being plan for its dairy herd with local vets.

On-farm biosecurity - learning module

Enterprise
On-farm actions
Pests and diseases
Resilience
Risk

Learn about on-farm biosecurity to protect animals and plants effectively.

DairyNZ feed budget templates and calculators

Enterprise
Agribusiness
Dairy
Productivity

Find templates and calculators to help manage feed supply and demand on your dairy farm.

On-Farm Efficiency Hub

Enterprise
Farm planning
Productivity
Sustainability

Explore ten practical ways to lift productivity, profitability and sustainability on your farm.

How to write a business plan

Enterprise
Planning
Productivity

Learn how to create effective business plans with helpful tips and free templates.

Responding to a changing climate

Climate
Adaptation
Emissions reduction
Greenhouse gas
Livestock
On-farm actions
Resilience
Sequestration
Sheep and beef
Sustainability

Understand how to reduce emissions and adapt to a changing climate on your farm.

Drystock biodiversity guidelines

Whenua
Biodiversity
Livestock
Pests and diseases
Productivity

This guide offers key biosecurity practices for drystock farms in Aotearoa

Biosecurity - The West Coast Regional Council

Whenua
Biodiversity
Conservation
Pests and diseases
Policy
Sustainability

Find out about the different biosecurity initiatives taking place on the West Coast.

Owl Farm case study - Environment plan

Whenua
Farm environment plan
Farm planning
On-farm actions

Follow how Owl Farm's environment plan guides its land, water and effluent management.

Managing health and safety: A guide for farmers

Enterprise
Health and safety
Risk
Wellbeing

This guide includes legal rules and practical tips to help you manage health and safety on your farm.