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The Fertiliser Association of New Zealand promotes and encourages responsible and scientifically-based nutrient management.
Get the latest information on fertiliser use in New Zealand - from use on New Zealand sheep and beef farms to forage crops.
Overseer is New Zealand software that enables farmers and growers to understand nutrient cycling in the farm system. This helps to inform decisions and deliver better environmental outcomes and farm profitability.
Create your own nutrient management plan with our interactive planning template. This has been developed as part of our Code of Practice.
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.
28 June 2023
Dairy farmers milking cows on a farm area of more than 20 hectares are required to record synthetic nitrogen use on their dairy platform land, including a zero-kg record if no synthetic nitrogen is used. The regulations require data to be submitted by 31 July each year for the preceding year ended 30 June.
14 May 2023
The New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research has published a paper titled Nitrogen fertiliser use in grazed pasture-based systems in New Zealand. The research paper was commissioned by the Fertiliser Association of New Zealand and written by AgReserch senior scientist Colin Gray.
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