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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.
Colin Grey, AgResearch.
Completed May 2022
Jeffrey Morton, MortonAg
Completed October 2022
Jeff Morton, MortonAg; Jim Moir; and Derrick Moot
Completed May 2023
N Schon, S Shi, S Mansfield, C Grey, A Mackay & M O'Callaghan, AgResearch; B Stevenson, J Cavanagh & K Orwin, Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research; P Fraser, C Anderson & R Simpson, Lincoln; G Lear, University of Auckland. May 2023.
Colin Grey, AgResearch
Completed May 2023
Phil Journeaux, AgFirst Waikato; John-Paul Praat and Peter Handford, Groundtruth Ltd; Garry McDonald, Market Economics.
Completed September 2022
Col Gray, AgResearch, March 2021
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
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.
28 June 2023
Dairy farmers milking cows on a farm area of more than 20 hectares are required to record synthetic nitrogen use on their dairy platform land, including a zero-kg record if no synthetic nitrogen is used. The regulations require data to be submitted by 31 July each year for the preceding year ended 30 June.
14 May 2023
The New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research has published a paper titled Nitrogen fertiliser use in grazed pasture-based systems in New Zealand. The research paper was commissioned by the Fertiliser Association of New Zealand and written by AgReserch senior scientist Colin Gray.
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