Research and Innovation

PGP impact flows through to aerial topdressing pilots

30 October 2014

Farmers won’t be the only ones impacted by Ravensdown’s Primary Growth Partnership (PGP) programme focused on transforming hill country farms through the precision application of fertiliser.

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Advice, Research and Innovation

Accuracy saves you money

10 September 2014

If all the inaccurate fertiliser spread across New Zealand was added up, farmers would be looking at millions of dollars in lost potential profit every year.

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Advice, Research and Innovation

What is precision agriculture?

14 July 2014

In the past, farm paddocks were managed as single units with farmers using estimates of average soil attributes for the whole paddock.

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Research and Innovation

Spreadmark Certification

1 July 2014

Spreadmark is a voluntary quality assurance scheme administered by Federated Farmers through the Fertiliser Quality Council to ensure that fertiliser is accurately applied.

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