Closing the nutrient loop

Janelle Jenson, Dairy Fert Environmental Manager

Behind the scenes at Fonterra’s Hautapu site, 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.

Environmental solutions manager Janelle Jenson said it works across seven Waikato sites, handling around 300,000 cubic metres of liquid byproduct each season.
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