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The Fertiliser Association of New Zealand promotes and encourages responsible and scientifically-based nutrient management.
Supporting research with MPI’s Sustainable Farming Fund
Ongoing
Each farm in the Taupo Lake Care (TLC) region has a nitrogen (N) discharge allowance that potentially renders many current farming systems uneconomic. To assist farmers in the region, the Lake Taupo Protection Trust (LTPT) has initiated a research programme to provide data for evaluating and enabling a shift to a potentially low N-leaching farming system, which will assist farmers maintain a profitable enterprise while meeting their nitrogen discharge allowance. The SFF project will expand the LTPT programme by:
The Sustainable Farming Fund Project Summary and updates can be accessed at the Sustainable Farming Fund Portal – search for Grant Number 404960.
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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