Booklets

Feeding the world’s growing population

New Zealand’s reputation as a quality food producer is growing.

Optimising food production

Over the next 50 years farmers around the world will need to produce more food than has been grown over the past 10,000 years.

Best use from a limited resource

Fertiliser helps farmers produce food efficiently by replenishing the soil. But fertiliser needs to be used responsibly.

Responsible and sustainable nutrient management

The Fertiliser Association invests in research and tools to ensure farm profitability while minimising nutrient losses to the environment.

The Fertiliser Association of New Zealand promotes and encourages responsible and scientifically-based nutrient management.

Our booklets provide easy reference to practical science-based information about fertiliser use for a range of New Zealand farm systems. They can be downloaded as a PDF.

Lime Use on New Zealand Pastoral Farms	Nutrient Management For Vegetable Crops in New Zealand	Fertiliser Use on New Zealand Sheep and Beef Farms
Managing Soil Fertility on Cropping Farms	Fertiliser Use on New Zealand Forage Crops	Fertiliser Use on Dairy Farms
Use of Trace Elements in New Zealand Pastoral farming	Sampling Pastoral, Arable and Horticultural Soils

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.

Find out more

Foundation for Arable Research seek harvest samples for crop nutrient project

12 February 2025

Arable growers are being invited to supply samples of their harvested crops as part of a Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) project, which will help determine how well they are managing their biggest input - fertiliser.

Analysing New Zealand’s Agricultural Phosphorus Budget

3 July 2024

An interest in farm sustainability and sustainable fertiliser management was the key driver behind Massey University student Theané de Klerk’s decision to focus her Master’s degree on New Zealand’s agricultural phosphorus budget. Theané is one of three students that the Fertiliser Association of New Zealand is currently supporting.

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