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From having an internationally acclaimed research method named after him to running a highly successful research centre, Professor Mike Hedley can look back on his 40-year academic career with a huge sense of achievement.

The Fertiliser Association of New Zealand has signed a 30-year lease with AgResearch to ensure the long-term fertiliser research trials at Winchmore Research Station in Canterbury continue.

Significant reductions to nitrogen (N) leaching can be achieved by changing irrigation management practices, and new research has demonstrated just how big those benefits can be.

There are no significant differences between pasture production achieved using urea applied as a fine particle when compared to a granular form, a recent review has shown.

Nilusha Ubeynarayana’s research focused on how best to manage cadmium concentration in New Zealand soils .

Aaron Stafford, who graduated with a doctorate from Massey University, discovered that concentrations of cadmium accumulated in chicory and plantain were at least 10 to 20 times higher than ryegrass and white clover.

Some people spend their lives searching for a four-leaf clover. Jeff Morton has a more pragmatic approach to the legume, having dedicated considerable time to researching how to increase clover growth on hill country soil.

Thangavelautham Geretharan (Gere) is pioneering research in an aspect of soil health that has largely been ignored until now – fluorine’s impact on nitrogen-fixing bacteria.

The 2018 Budget announcement in May saw the Government allocating $5m of operating funding to Overseer Limited over the next four years – a move that is welcomed by the Fertiliser Association. Meanwhile, Overseer will soon be launching game-changing software.