Feeding the world’s growing population
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.
Research
Ongoing scientific research is critical to New Zealand agriculture. The Fertiliser Association of New Zealand allocates more than one million dollars annually for research. Areas of focus include environmental mitigation, precision agriculture, management tools, data collection and reporting, managing contaminants and agronomic performance.
We aim to:
- facilitate major beneficial changes in nutrient management practices
- drive significant innovation in systems and tools for nutrient management
- deliver direct benefits for farmers – financial, environmental and technological.
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.
Research Projects
Phil Journeaux, Journeaux Economics
Completed: February 2024
Colin Gray, Val Snow, Chandra Ghimire
Completed April 2023
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
