Water and urea can come at a premium. What if farmers could reuse their runoff?
By Dakota Tait
September 17 2026 - 4:00pm
Dr Shagufta Iqbal, Dr Annamaria De Rosa, Professor Caitlin Byrt, Dr Samantha McGaughey and Dr Shiva Prasad are part of the team behind the three-year project. Picture by Dakota Tait.
With farmers facing growing uncertainty when it comes to fertiliser supplies and water access, a new technology could help get a second wind out of wastewater - and the waste.
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