Central North Island Maori farmers are looking to microbes to allow them to expand dairy farming without polluting waterways.
Waatea News reports Rotorua Land and Lakes Trust is a joint venture between Rotorua/Taupo Federated Farmers and Te Arawa Federation of Maori Authorities.
Reporoa dairy farmer Gifford McFadden says the trust is working with Scion Forest Research Institute to determine whether specific microbes can speed up nutrient recycling.
He says the microbes will be trialed over three years on at least two farms in Edgecumbe and Reporoa.
