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The project objective was to use lysimeters to quantify nitrogen leaching due to livestock urine from autumn-grazed lucerne or ryegrass/clover pasture.

You can now find a revised version of the TFMS under the 'Tools' section of our website.

In January, FANZ released its submission on the Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Reform) Amendment Bill. We continue to support development of a predictable transition pathway for reducing carbon emissions for NZ agriculture.

FANZ has published a new edition on the use of trace elements for pastoral farming.

The Association is delighted to have recently signed-up to a 3-year sponsorship of an annual award offered by the New Zealand Society of Soil Science to its postgraduate student membership.

In October, the Association made a submission to the Ministry for the Environment on Action for Healthy Waterways. We welcome the Government's aspirations and call for the Government to take a pragmatic, phased and balanced approach to achieving these goals.

FANZ commissioned a study to update the estimates of the average carbon footprint of a range of fertilisers used in New Zealand by Ballance Agri-Nutrients and Ravensdown. This was based on local production and importation data for 2018/19.

FANZ has commissioned this study to analyse the value of nitrogenous fertilisers to the primary sector, both at the farm gate and to the wider New Zealand economy.

There has been recent public discussion about the importation of phosphate rock from Western Sahara. We have prepared some FAQs to outline our industry position.