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A better way of doing things

A better way of doing things

June 10th 2020 Thirty years ago, a colleague said to me. “It doesn’t matter if you believe in man-made climate change or not; there is always a better way to do things.” For me, that was a turning point. Read more

So you think nitrogen comes out of a bag?

So you think nitrogen comes out of a bag?

June 8th 2020 Cells construct protein from nitrogen. Chlorophyll is created from protein and photosynthesis. Photosynthesis, the most important process on the planet, takes place in the presence of sunlight and Read more

The Great Phosphate Deception (Or Ignorance)

The Great Phosphate Deception (Or Ignorance)

October 31st 2023 Every year kiwi farmers waste thousands of dollars on phosphate they don’t need. In my experience, some soils in New Zealand, like Taupo ash for example, have high phosphate availability. A dairy Read more

All sides of the triangle have to perform

All sides of the triangle have to perform

June 2nd 2020 Recently, Kiwi Fertiliser has added a crucial string to its bow, a biological stimulant and fertility enhancer called Terragen Great Land. Please check out the website, Terragen Biotech. It makes Read more

Biology needs to be nurtured, not destroyed

Biology needs to be nurtured, not destroyed

June 2nd 2020 The focus has recently been on increasing pasture growth and quality with minimal added nitrogen, without lessening production. This is nothing new; in 2008, a hilly dairy farm I was supervising, Read more

Nitrogen research was a waste of money

Nitrogen research was a waste of money

June 2nd 2020 About 8 years ago MAF, Fonterra, and the fertiliser co-ops started wasting $10m on nitrogen research. I don’t know how far they got, but if it needs mitigating, nothing has changed. This approach Read more

Kiwi Fertiliser and the environment

Kiwi Fertiliser and the environment

June 2nd 2020 Kiwi Fertiliser prides itself on delivering fertility as close as nature intended as practicable. Certain commonly used products have been found wanting, leading to serious soil degradation, pollutio Read more

Nitrogen complexities

Nitrogen complexities

June 2nd 2020 To get free nitrogen from the air where there are 74,000 tonnes above every hectare, the soil must have correct calcium and magnesium; available phosphate and iron; cobalt and molybdenum. But it is Read more

Brainwashed

Brainwashed

May 1st 2020 Ministry for the Environment and statistics NZ recently released a damning report showing increasing nitrogen and phosphorus in a percentage of NZ rivers. Surprise surprise! The clean rivers plan, Read more

Change Needed in Fertiliser Use

Change Needed in Fertiliser Use

May 1st 2020 WHAT do individuals, businesses, or governments do when they come to the realisation that methods or regimes they have been following for 20, 30, or 40 years are wrong? The answer usually is bugger Read more

Everything Is Broken

Everything Is Broken

May 1st 2020 t on importing it and allowing it to be fed? Clearly, they are not interested in high-quality milk. This fact is also physically demonstrated as they do not pay incentives for quality. They do, Read more

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