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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.
Aqualinc – Dr John Bright
Completed July 2018
Jeff Morton, Russell Tillman, Allan Morton
Completed 2018
AgFirst Waikato – Phil Journeaux
Completed 2018
Col Gray, Rich McDowell, Alasdair Noble
Completed November 2017
Jeff D. Morton, Allan Gillingham, Maurice Gray
Completed 2017
Massey University PhD project: Aaron Stafford
Completed 2017
AgResearch – Alec Mackay
Completed 2017
Landcare – Col Gray
Completed March 2017
C. J. Hoogendoorn, M. G. Lambert, B. P. Davantier, P. W. Theobald, Z. A. Park
Completed 2017
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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