Objectives

The principal objective of the Trust is:

The advancement, education, assistance and promotion of sustainable environmental management of land and other natural resources on farms within New Zealand

It is the Board’s intention to continue the multi-pronged approach to achieving its objects by:

• Developing and expanding the regional Ballance Farm Environment Awards throughout New Zealand.
• Establishing and delivering nationwide learning networks and events designed to draw on a broad range of good practice methods from BFEA entrants.
• Encouraging take-up and integration of these as a “whole-farm” approach to the sustainable environmental management of land and other natural resources on New Zealand farms
• Running an annual national Showcase of examples of Whole of Farm Sustainability and BFEA supreme winners.