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24 June 2020
The Cadmium Management Group (CMG) representing regional councils, primary sector groups and central government, is convened by the Ministry for Primary Industries to manage cadmium in agriculture. A refreshed Cadmium Management Strategy has been published with the CMG's statement of how and why cadmium will be managed going forward.
19 June 2020
New Zealand is one of a number of countries importing phosphate rock from Western Sahara. There has been recent public discussion about the importation.
28 May 2020
Lincoln University PhD graduate Daniel Martin-Hendrie, completed his PhD research on phosphorus and sulphur availability in relation to soil acidity and aluminium toxicity across the South Island high country.
16 April 2020
The Fertiliser Association has produced a fact sheet on the latest government data and modelling on fertiliser use, which indicates it has been plateauing over the last few years and projections indicating that use will actually decline.
2 April 2020
The project objective was to use lysimeters to quantify nitrogen leaching due to livestock urine from autumn-grazed lucerne or ryegrass/clover pasture.
11 February 2020
You can now find a revised version of the TFMS under the 'Tools' section of our website.
11 February 2020
In January, FANZ released its submission on the Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Reform) Amendment Bill. We continue to support development of a predictable transition pathway for reducing carbon emissions for NZ agriculture.
11 February 2020
FANZ has published a new edition on the use of trace elements for pastoral farming.
11 February 2020
The Association is delighted to have recently signed-up to a 3-year sponsorship of an annual award offered by the New Zealand Society of Soil Science to its postgraduate student membership.
5 February 2020
In October, the Association made a submission to the Ministry for the Environment on Action for Healthy Waterways. We welcome the Government's aspirations and call for the Government to take a pragmatic, phased and balanced approach to achieving these goals.
