Effluent Reuse Management    more info

The professional team at FSA Consulting has a wealth of experience in developing effluent reuse management plans that not only meet the requirements of regulators but are tailored to suit your particular piggery. We can use advanced water and nutrient balance such as MEDLI to determine appropriate effluent application rates, design suitable managed practices for irrigation and provide suggestions for ongoing monitoring.

Contract Research    more info

An active research and development program is essential to ensure the pork industry progresses in Australian. Australian Pork Limited (APL) invests in R & D relevant to the pork industry to boost the productivity and sustainability of the industry. FSA Consulting has undertaken a great deal of environmental research and development for the Australian pork industry.

Envitonmental Management Plans    more info

Preparing an environmental management plan (EMP) and procedures manual for a piggery can be very time consuming and arduous. The professional team at FSA Consulting has a wealth of experience in EMP preparation. We develop EMPs that not only meet the requirements of regulators but are tailored to suit your particular piggery. These clearly set out the required monitoring program and include practical procedures needed to continually meet the required environmental standards.

Environmental Assessment    more info

The FSA Consulting team is very well placed to undertake piggery environmental assessments, having led the Australian Pork Ltd project to develop the National Environmental Guidelines for Piggeries. An environmental assessment of an existing piggery might be required when deciding whether to purchase of a piggery, deciding if it is feasible to expand or upgrade a piggery or at the request of a regulatory agency.

Environmental Training    more info

In recent years, the pork industry has faced increasing interest in its environmental performance. The future of individual piggeries, and the industry, now depends upon both sound financial performance and environmental sustainable performance. To help industry become environmental sustainable, Australian Pork Limited engaged FSA Consulting to develop a range of environmental training tools.

Piggery Manure Reuse Management Plan    more info

The professional team at FSA Consulting has a wealth of experience in developing manure reuse management plans that not only meet the requirements of regulators but are tailored to suit your particular piggery. Our manure reuse management plans include a site investigation to determine the suitability of the available land manure, the quantifying of water, nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) in the manure, determining the appropriate manure spreading rate, developing a manure reuse management plan and providing suggested ongoing monitoring.

Piggery Odour Reduction    more info

Members of our team have undertaken considerable odour measurement, research and assessment work. From consulting with piggeries throughout Australia, we have the breadth of practical experience to identify the areas that are most responsible for nuisance at a specific unit. We can also identify the design and management changes that will significantly improve the situation.

Site selection and feasibility    more info

Choosing the ideal site for a piggery is a complex exercise. Selecting a good site saves money and improves the likelihood that future expansion plans will be approved. FSA Consulting is experienced in considering all of these factors when selecting an optimal site on a property or location. FSA Consulting can obtain up to date land zoning maps and planning schemes and confirm if a piggery is a suitable land use in a particular location. We can also liaise with local government planners and state government department officers to identify specific planning issues.

Environmental Monitoring    more info

FSA Consulting can help you by providing a full monitoring service, enabling you to focus on producing pigs. Our service includes collecting representative samples, ensuring these are correctly packed and stored, completion of analysis request forms, delivery of samples and documentation to the laboratory, interpretation of analysis results and the writing of an informative and easy to understand report for you and the regulatory agencies.

Energy and Water Audits    more info

Piggery Water and Energy Audits

Ever wanted to benchmark water and/or energy usage within various activities specific to your piggery? FSA Consulting can undertake water and energy audits for water, electricity and diesel consumption. An audit allows managers to reduce operating and maintenance costs, improve asset value and performance, raise awareness of energy issues amongst staff and document greenhouse gas reductions. FSA Consulting offers two levels of audits at your piggery. The simple Level 1 or "Walk-through" Audit or a thorough survey that delivers a Level 2 or Detailed Energy and Water Audit.

Groundwater Investigation    more info

FSA Consulting can prepare a groundwater investigation report providing geological and hydrological details of the groundwater and surface water resources in close proximity to the development area, an evaluation of the vulnerability of these resources and an assessment of the potential for impacts considering the proposed design and management of the planned development.

MEDLI Modelling    more info

What is in your piggeries effluent? Do you have enough wet weather storage capacity in your effluent ponds to prevent unacceptable spills? How can you reuse the effluent in an environmentally sustainable way? MEDLI, or the Model for Effluent Disposal by Land Irrigation, is a computer model that can help to answer these questions. Designed for analysing pond-based effluent treatment and irrigation systems for piggeries and other industries, MEDLI is well accepted by regulators throughout Australia.

Piggery Planning Application    more info

FSA Consulting has outstanding experience in preparing planning applications for new piggeries and expansions of existing piggeries. Our professionally qualified staff can compile a high quality assessment report cost-effectively and time-efficiently. Our multi-disciplinary team can undertake liaison with local and state government agencies, site assessment (including surveying and soil sampling), water and nutrient balance modelling, effluent treatment system design, reuse area design, plan preparation and report writing in-house.

Site Layout and Pond Design    more info

A good piggery layout will optimise function, have acceptable capital cost, have appropriate maintenance costs and protect the environment. FSA Consulting can produce piggery layout plans that achieve these aims. FSA Consulting also understands that any piggery layout should provide sufficient space to allow for the future expansion of key elements, like the feed mill, water storages and effluent treatment systems.

Piggery Site Surveying    more info

FSA Consulting owns an RTK GPS for collecting field survey data. GPS considerably speeds up the surveying process and reduces the time spent in the filed or increases the area of detail of surveying undertaken in a given time period. FSA Consulting can use our RTK GPS to collect accurate field survey data. Our experienced draftsman can then transform this data into a field or farm plan to suit your specific requirements. For instance, it could be used to help you decide the optimal location or layout of sheds, effluent ponds, effluent reuse areas and other facilities.