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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.
Managed by the Fertiliser Quality Council, the Fertmark programme was established in 1992 to give New Zealand farmers confidence in the quality of fertilisers and associated advertising. |
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A Fertmark tick means that fertiliser has been independently audited to ensure accurate labelling of ingredients and that the product is as described.
Farmers can be confident that fertilisers supplied from Fertmark registered companies meet the claimed nutrient content and, if used as directed, do not pose hazards to food safety or animal welfare.
Spreadmark is a fertiliser spreading quality assurance programme managed by the Fertiliser Quality Council. It aims to place fertilisers in locations where they can be of the most agricultural benefit and the least environmental harm. |
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The Spreadmark logo gives farmers and growers assurance that the spreading company - ground or aerial - is certified to distribute the fertiliser accurately and evenly. It provides reassurance that:
Spreadmark is run in conjunction with Fertmark, the fertiliser quality assurance scheme.
The Nutrient Management Adviser Certification Programme (NMACP) is an industry-wide certification programme targeted at those who provide nutrient management advice to New Zealand farmers. |
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NMACP aims to ensure farmers receive nutrient management advice of the highest standard. Relevant qualifications and experience are essential. Once certified, advisers need to undertake continuing professional development each year.
AIRCARE™ is an integrated accreditation programme for all aviation businesses, which brings flight safety and environmental management together into one safety assurance programme. |
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There are three parts to the programme: pilot competency, safety management system and third party audit. It is audited by Navigatus against their industry based standard. The programme provides guidelines on the aerial application of fertilisers.
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.
7 September 2022
The 2022 AgriTechNZ Baseline of Digital Adoption in Primary Industries report was released in August.
Created as part of a study by AgriTechNZ and insights partner Research First, the report was co-designed with partners The Fertiliser Association of New Zealand, Zespri, The Foundation of Arable Research and DairyNZ. It was also supported by the Ministry for Primary Industries as part of the Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures initiative (SFFF).
The 60-page report looks at digital adoption, including key drivers and barriers across the dairy, horticulture, arable and beef/sheep sectors.
You can download the report here.
6 July 2022
The paper was written by Driss Touhami of the Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University. Touhami is also a member of the AgrioBioSciences Program, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University in Ben Guerir, Morocco.
The paper, titled "Effects of long-term phosphorus fertilizer inputs and seasonal conditions on organic soil phosphorus cycling under grazed pasture", was co-authored by Leo Condron Richard McDowell and Ray Moss. The report can be viewed here.
Read more about the long-running Winchmore trial on the FANZ website here.
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