Feeding cows a little more salt may have a big pay-off for healthy rivers. A familiar condiment at Kiwi dinner tables - salt - may soon play a part in helping clean the country's rivers, lakes and other waterways. It's well known that cows like salt – and farmers have been providing salt licks for mineral supplementation to promote cow health. Researchers are fine-tuning guidelines for farmers on how best to use and apply salt and working to ensure it use has no health-related issues for animals. He believes that overall New Zealand farmers are doing well and believes the country's ability to manage nutrient loss has matured in the past 10 years.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 16, 2021 01:41 UTC