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Landcare – Col Gray
Completed March 2017
Soils were analysed for total F from plots from the Winchmore long-term fertiliser trial which had three rates of SSP applied annually i.e. Nil, 188 kg SSP ha-1 (188PA) or 376 kg SSP ha-1 (376PA) between 1952 to 2015. In addition, soils were also analysed for total F from samples collected down the soil profile at intervals to 100 cm from both the long-term fertiliser trial and also the dryland and 20% moisture treatments from the long-term irrigation trial at Winchmore.
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.
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