Feeding the world’s growing population
New Zealand’s reputation as a quality food producer is growing.
The Fertiliser Association of New Zealand promotes and encourages responsible and scientifically-based nutrient management.
We aim to:
As well as funding research, we develop New Zealand capability by supporting PhD research on nutrient management. We also support Overseer, an agricultural management tool that encourages better decision making.
Sam Carrick, Linda Lilburne, Gerard Grealish, Pierre Roudier, Veronica Penny, Nadia Laubscher - Landcare Research
Completed June 2020
Phil Journeaux, AgFirst
Completed June 2020
Phil Journeaux, AgFirst
Completed May 2020
Malcolm McLeod, Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research
Completed March 2020
Jim R Crush & Lily Ouyamg, AgResearch Ruakura, Hamilton, Greig Cousins, PGGWrightson Seeds, Grasslands Research Centre, Palmerston North
Completed October 2019
Stewart Ledgard and Shelley Falconer
Completed August 2019
Phil Journeaux (lead author), John Wilton, Leander Archer, Stuart Ford and Gary McDonald
Completed November 2019
Tony van der Weerden, Bob Longhurst & Martin Kear
Completed May 2019
Edward Abraham, Dragonfly Data Science, Wellington
Completed November 2018
Supporting research with MPI’s Sustainable Farming Fund
Ongoing
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.
9 December 2020
Aqualinc has been awarded the Irrigation New Zealand Innovation in Irrigation Award for 2020, in recognition of their work for the Fertiliser Association on N-Wise irrigation strategies.
25 November 2020
Two PhD students who have been supported by the Association, have published information on their research. The first measures the impact of phosphate fertiliser derived fluorine on soil microbiology and white clover. The second analyses the effect of soil cadmium on root organic acid secretion by forage crops.
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