Rotting flood waste has been repurposed as mulch and sprayed on northern NSW properties to improve soil.
Rural charity Rural Aid has helped Northern Rivers farmers turn rotting flood waste into a healthy by-product for soil improvement.
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The product, made by Multikraft Probiotic Solutions, quickly decomposes flood debris and organic matter into useful mulch and has been sprayed by helicopter onto 33 farms in northern NSW.
Rural Aid chief executive officer John Warlters said the project was a practical and timely solution for flood-affected farmers.
“Farmers have responded to this microbial spraying project with tears of joy, buoyed at the prospect of seeing their farms recover from the floods more quickly,” he said.
The product and its aerial application were distributed to Rural Aid farmers free of charge. More than 1821 hectares were sprayed across the Northern Rivers.
Multikraft’s Bill Hoare said sustainability was at the heart of the debris-spraying project, and of its partnership with Rural Aid.
“It’s an honour to be able to give flood-affected farmers a boost to their recovery,” he said.
“Our microbial solutions are designed to increase productivity and resilience whilst reducing the need for harmful chemicals.”
Wardell macadamia grower Robbie Commens described the past few months as “incredibly overwhelming”.
“We had about a metre-and-a-half of water over all of our trees,” he said.
But the Rural Aid and Multikraft initiative has given the grower a “shot in the arm”.
“Invaluable is the only word I can say. It’s helped us all stand an inch taller and take a bigger step forward.”
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