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Kōrero: Fertiliser industry

Spreading manure

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Spreading manure

From early days farmers knew the value of animal manure for pasture growth. Cow manure that was dropped in yards during milking was either put into a pile or into a spreader where water was added to form a slurry.

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Reference: AANR 6329 26 DA32,549

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Ants Roberts, Fertiliser industry – What is fertiliser?, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/15837/spreading-manure (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Ants Roberts, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.