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The Fertiliser Association of New Zealand promotes and encourages responsible and scientifically-based nutrient management.
Edward Abraham, Dragonfly Data Science, Wellington
Completed November 2018
This review of cadmium in New Zealand agricultural soils draws on a total of 5429 soil samples for statistical evaluation and modelling. Soil samples are identified by soil types and land use and were collected by the fertiliser industry between 2006 and 2015, and by regional councils.
The report compares the soil cadmium levels to the soil cadmium management values used in the Tiered Fertiliser Management System, as part of the New Zealand Cadmium Management Strategy. Using these data, a statistical model was used to estimate and map representative soil cadmium concentrations on agricultural land within each territorial authority.
The full report has been published in the New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research.
The Fertiliser Association of New Zealand and Dairy NZ funded development of the Nutrient Management Adviser Certification Programme (NMACP). This industry-wide certification aims to ensure that advisers have the learning, experience and capability to give sound nutrient advice.
27 March 2024
FANZ is dedicated to funding research and developing New Zealand’s agricultural research capability by supporting PhD research such as the work of Massey University student Nicola Wilson who is undertaking research on ‘What Hot Water Extractable Carbon and Nitrogen can tell us about changes in labile soil Carbon and Nitrogen.’
1 March 2024
The Fertiliser Association of New Zealand recently updated its Fertiliser Use on New Zealand Dairy Farms booklet to ensure farmers get the best value from fertiliser applied and to align the advice with the Code of Practice for Fertiliser Nutrient Management.
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