A decision to fund "pre-audit checks" instead of another farm workshop has paid dividends for farmers in the Kaikoura Plains Recovery Project.
Project manager Jodie Hoggard said the initiative, which was part of "the farming in wet conditions and irrigation efficiency workstream", was offered instead of the final workshop.
David Lucock, from Agribusiness Group, was engaged to offer the type of audit required for Environment Canterbury's farm environment plan for the 21 dairy farms on the Kaikoura plains.
"We offered our dairy guys a dummy run with an ECan-approved auditor regardless of whether they need a consent" Hoggard said.
"We have given people the opportunity to sit with somebody who knows the process inside and out, who can give them an idea of where they can improve.