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.
Research
Ongoing scientific research is critical to New Zealand agriculture. The Fertiliser Association of New Zealand allocates more than one million dollars annually for research. Areas of focus include environmental mitigation, precision agriculture, management tools, data collection and reporting, managing contaminants and agronomic performance.
We aim to:
- facilitate major beneficial changes in nutrient management practices
- drive significant innovation in systems and tools for nutrient management
- deliver direct benefits for farmers – financial, environmental and technological.
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.
Research Projects
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
Aqualinc – Dr John Bright
Completed July 2018
Jeff Morton, Russell Tillman, Allan Morton
Completed 2018
