Feeding the world’s growing population

New Zealand’s reputation as a quality food producer is growing.

Optimising food production

Over the next 50 years farmers around the world will need to produce more food than has been grown over the past 10,000 years.

Best use from a limited resource

Fertiliser helps farmers produce food efficiently by replenishing the soil. But fertiliser needs to be used responsibly.

Responsible and sustainable nutrient management

The Fertiliser Association invests in research and tools to ensure farm profitability while minimising nutrient losses to the environment.

The Fertiliser Association of New Zealand promotes and encourages responsible and scientifically-based nutrient management.

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Supporting student research

The Fertiliser Association is a long-term supporter of PhD projects on fertiliser issues. Not only is the Fertiliser Association interested in developing new science and information to take the primary industry forward, we recognise the importance of supporting and increasing the skills and knowledge base of our agricultural science disciplines.

Theané de Klerk


Research: Analysis of the New Zealand agricultural phosphorus budget.

An interest in farm sustainability and sustainable fertiliser management was the key driver behind Massey University student Theané de Klerk’s decision to focus her Master’s degree on New Zealand’s agricultural phosphorus budget.

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Kaitlin Watson

 

Research: Nutrient Cycling Under Regenerative and Conventional Agriculture Management

Kaitlin Watson, is a Lincoln University student whose PhD looks at phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) cycling in dryland pastures under conventional and regenerative agriculture management.

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Nicola Wilson


Research: Hot Water Extractable Carbon and Nitrogen

Massey University student Nicola Wilson is currently undertaking research on ‘What Hot Water Extractable Carbon and Nitrogen can tell us about changes in labile soil Carbon and Nitrogen.’

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Nilusha Ubeynaryana


Research: Mechanisms of cadmium uptake and transport in forage and food plant species

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

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Thangavelautham Geretharan (Gere)


Research: Impact of soil fluorine on soil microbiology

Gere pioneered research in an aspect of soil health that had largely been ignored - fluorine's impact on nitrogen-fixing bacteria.

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Aaron Stafford

Aaron (right) with his supervisor Professor Mike Hedley.

Research: Soil Cadmium: Distribution in Waikato allophanic soils, its accumulation in selected plant species and the implications for selected management and mitigations

Aaron’s research shows a variation in the plant cadmium uptake of forage species.

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Daniel Hendrie


Research: Investigations on phosphorus, sulphur and pH/aluminium for pasture legumes on hill country soils

Daniel hit upon the ideal formula for applying lime to increase phosphorus availability.

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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.

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3 July 2024

An interest in farm sustainability and sustainable fertiliser management was the key driver behind Massey University student Theané de Klerk’s decision to focus her Master’s degree on New Zealand’s agricultural phosphorus budget. Theané is one of three students that the Fertiliser Association of New Zealand is currently supporting.

26 June 2024

The Fertiliser Association of New Zealand have updated our Fertiliser Use on New Zealand Sheep and Beef Farms booklet.

The booklet provides clear and concise information on key aspects of soil fertility and nutrient management for productive drystock farming. 

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