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The Fertiliser Association of New Zealand promotes and encourages responsible and scientifically-based nutrient management.
Managed by the Fertiliser Quality Council, the Fertmark programme was established in 1992 to give New Zealand farmers confidence in the quality of fertilisers and associated advertising. |
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A Fertmark tick means that fertiliser has been independently audited to ensure accurate labelling of ingredients and that the product is as described.
Farmers can be confident that fertilisers supplied from Fertmark registered companies meet the claimed nutrient content and, if used as directed, do not pose hazards to food safety or animal welfare.
Spreadmark is a fertiliser spreading quality assurance programme managed by the Fertiliser Quality Council. It aims to place fertilisers in locations where they can be of the most agricultural benefit and the least environmental harm. |
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The Spreadmark logo gives farmers and growers assurance that the spreading company - ground or aerial - is certified to distribute the fertiliser accurately and evenly. It provides reassurance that:
Spreadmark is run in conjunction with Fertmark, the fertiliser quality assurance scheme.
The Nutrient Management Adviser Certification Programme (NMACP) is an industry-wide certification programme targeted at those who provide nutrient management advice to New Zealand farmers. |
NMACP aims to ensure farmers receive nutrient management advice of the highest standard. Relevant qualifications and experience are essential. Once certified, advisers need to undertake continuing professional development each year.
AIRCARE™ is an integrated accreditation programme for all aviation businesses, which brings flight safety and environmental management together into one safety assurance programme. |
There are three parts to the programme: pilot competency, safety management system and third party audit. It is audited by Navigatus against their industry based standard. The programme provides guidelines on the aerial application of fertilisers.
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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