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The Fertiliser Association of New Zealand promotes and encourages responsible and scientifically-based nutrient management.
12 December 2018
A report on whether Overseer is suitable for use in regulation to help clean up Aotearoa New Zealand's rivers and lakes has been released today by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Simon Upton.
25 October 2018
There was wide representation from across the sector at the launch of the Pastoral Industry Forage Strategy 2018-2036 in October.
24 October 2018
Overseer Limited has released an independent report on the actual and potential use of Overseer in water quality management.
11 July 2018
Research funded by the Ministry for Primary Industries, Sustainable Farming Fund, is obtaining data on the amount of nitrogen leaching under lucerne, grazed by stock on a representative site in the Lake Taupo catchment.
5 June 2018
The Good Farming Practice Action Plan for Water Quality was launched by Ministers David Parker and Damien O’Connor in the Waikato on 5 June.
25 May 2018
With pastoral farming accounting for over $20 billion of New Zealand’s annual exports, forages are vitally important to New Zealand’s economy. The Fertiliser Association is part of the Pastoral Industry Forage Strategy steering group, which was established to provide a unified vision and investment strategy.
28 April 2018
The fertiliser industry in New Zealand purchases phosphate rock from a range of countries including Western Sahara. Western Sahara is the subject of a long-standing territorial dispute.
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.
27 March 2024
FANZ is dedicated to funding research and developing New Zealand’s agricultural research capability by supporting PhD research such as the work of Massey University student Nicola Wilson who is undertaking research on ‘What Hot Water Extractable Carbon and Nitrogen can tell us about changes in labile soil Carbon and Nitrogen.’
1 March 2024
The Fertiliser Association of New Zealand recently updated its Fertiliser Use on New Zealand Dairy Farms booklet to ensure farmers get the best value from fertiliser applied and to align the advice with the Code of Practice for Fertiliser Nutrient Management.
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