Dairy farm riparian planting
Janelle Jenson, Dairy Fert Environmental Manager
Behind the scenes at Fonterra dairy factories are a less visible operation is helping reduce waste and return nutrients to land.
Dairy Fert, part of the co-operative, manages byproducts generated during manufacturing and redistributes them to farms and other uses.
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