Farmers Use Crushed Glass to Help Their Crops

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The topic is fertilizers

Friday, 31 July 2026, 3:55 pm

People turn old glass into a powder to help plants grow

Many Australian farmers use crushed glass on their fields to make their soil and plants healthier

A man named Peter Norwood tells farmers to use this special glass product

Using this glass can help cows produce more milk and help sheep and beef grow faster

This is a big change for farming

They use special balls to break the glass into small pieces

This helps the environment because it uses old glass bottles that people throw away

Turning old glass into something useful for farming

A new factory in Brisbane makes this special glass product

A big machine breaks the glass into small pieces to use on plants and fields

A man named David Archer found out about the benefits of glass by accident

Some farmers mix the glass powder with water and spray it on their plants

David Archer found out about the benefits of glass after doing some tests

The glass helps plants grow and makes them stronger

Old glass bottles are used to make this special product

The glass helps plants fight against pests and disease

Farmers who use this glass do not need to use as much fertilizer

The glass helps unlock nutrients in the soil that plants need

The glass helps move iron in the soil so plants can use other nutrients

How glass helps plants get the nutrients they need

Another farmer is happy to see plants getting the nutrients they need

The glass is very important because it helps plants get the nutrients they need

A picture of a man who helps farmers use this special glass product

The factory sends out 20 tons of glass powder every week to farmers

A farmer named Tony Donovan used the glass on his fields and saw good results

A picture of the glass being broken down into a powder

Ten years ago, people did not know about the benefits of glass

It is surprising that people did not use glass in farming before

Beef farmers are surprised by the weight gain of their animals

The beef cattle are growing faster than before

The farmer is happy with the results of using the glass

A picture of cows on a field where the glass was used

There was a problem with getting fertilizer from other countries

Farmers need to find new ways to fertilize their fields

The farmer is trying to use less fertilizer from other countries

The farmer thinks the glass will be more important in the future

The factory uses glass from a recycling program

The farmer is happy with the results and wants to use more glass

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