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AgResearch (Grasslands, Palmerston North) – Frank Li and K Betteridge
Concluded June 2013
Application of the nitrification inhibitor DCD is a promising technology for reducing N loss from grazed pastures, but its application over the whole farm may not be economically justified, especially on hills that require aerial application. Critical source areas (CSAs), such as stock camps, represent the areas of highest urinary-N deposition, highest N loss risk, and potential highest efficacy of DCD application in mitigating N loss.
This work was part of a larger Sustainable Farming Fund Project.
This paper was presented at the Massey University, Palmerston North, Fertilizer & Lime Research Centre’s 25th annual workshop: Advanced Nutrient Management: Gains from the Past - Goals for the Future (Eds L.D. Currie and C.L. Christensen. Occasional Report No. 25).
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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