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In a groundbreaking move for dairy farming in New Zealand, Craig Copland has become the first farmer in the country to use GEA’s Manure Decanter system, traditionally used in wastewater and wineries, to enhance environmental sustainability on his Canterbury farm.

A study between Fonterra, Beca, Firstgas Group and Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) has found using organic waste is a viable, untapped solution to provide an alternative to New Zealand's current residential gas supplies, with the potential to replace nearly 20% of the country's total gas usage by 2050.

New Zealand's farmers seem to have at last woken up and smelt the coffee.

With legislation highlighting that farm yard manure (FYM) needs to be dealt with properly comes rising understanding of the value of returning organic matter and fertiliser to land.