Newsletter - Fertiliser Matters

A quarterly update on a variety of fertiliser industry and research topics.

Issue 44
July, 2008
Read about the global factors impacting fertiliser prices, IFA’s 2008 crop nutrition award recipient and changes to Fert Research’s research funding approach in this issue.

Issue 43
March, 2008
The March 2008 issue focuses on Climate Change. In the editorial Dr Hilton Furness discusses Fert Research's role as an enabler of environmental protection, page 3 covers the point of obligation for livestock emissions be on farm and outlines three issues Fert Research believes need addressing in the Climate Change Bill.

Issue 42
November, 2007
In this issue the Technical Director talks about the climate change challenge for agriculture, applications open for the 2008 IFA award, and two recently completed, Fert Research-funded Enterprise Scholarship PhD projects that establish ‘new science’ are profiled.

Issue 41
July, 2007
Issue 41 highlights the European experience with a fertiliser tax, nutrient nudgets are explained in detail and the highly sucessful Lake Rerewhakaaitu water quality project is covered.

Issue 40
April, 2007
April's issue of Fertiliser Matters features information about the new Code of Practice, the Association's position on the Government's climate change options paper and an update on Massey University's Sustainable Nutrient Management Training course.

Issue 39
December, 2006
This issue looks at sub-Saharan Africa as an example of the importance of fertiliser use, includes an analysis of inputs vs outputs and features an item from Luc Maene, IFA Director General.

Issue 38
September, 2006
Featuring a lead story on the industry's commitment to nutrient budgets, plus the announcement of a drop in fertiliser use, a look at what are nutrient budgets and nutrient management plans and a synopsis of AgResearch's analysis of farmers' attitudes to change.

Issue 37
June 2006
Read about the Government's Sustainable Water Programme of Action, the 2005 global marketplace for fertilisers, IFA's 2006 crop nutrition award recipient and new Wise N Use fact sheets.

Special Farmer Edition
March 2006
In its annual special farmer issue, Fert Research focuses on nutrient budgeting, with case studies of North and South Island farmers featured.

Issue 36
March 2006
The 2006 Yale and Columbia EPI results lead this issue, with other items including an innovative research project on Rotorua lakes and Rabobank's first Food and Agribusiness research report.

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