Run-off from intensively farmed areas cannot only cause increased soil erosion and loss of productivity but result in increased agricultural chemical contamination in local water ways. In addition, any water flowing from a property onto riparian areas that are not carefully managed can cause degradation of those areas and erosion of stream banks.

The Hort360 Run-off module can help you understand the impacts of run-off on your farming property and provide you with solutions to help reduce those impacts. Hort360 promotes a treatment train approach to help you control run-off by:

1. Controlling entry of and directing run-off with diversion banks and contour banks (Control Measures).

2. Minimising water velocity and preventing erosion through in-field practices (In-field runoff)

3. Edge-of-field strategies to prevent erosion and intercept and treat farm run-off before it enters creeks (Farm run-off).

4. Managing riparian and wetland areas on farms to prevent erosion and protect habitat (Riparian buffers and wetland management).