Story: Fertiliser industry

Worm farm

Worm farm

This worm farm near Cromwell has more that a kilometre of worm beds (covered in polythene sheeting) that produce 300 cubic metres of vermicast per year. At any one time the farm may contain 300 million worms.

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Ants Roberts, 'Fertiliser industry - The industry today', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/15846/worm-farm (accessed 24 April 2024)

Story by Ants Roberts, published 24 Nov 2008