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Pilots give local quarry green light
A local lime producer is being praised by top dressing pilots for its willingness to continue improving products so they are safe to fly amid growing concern about the safety of the industry.
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Farm systems expert urges farmers to be world leaders
One of Australia’s leading experts on ecological and farm production systems is urging New Zealand farmers to lead the world in sustainable farming or “they’ll be out of business within 20 years”.
Barney Foran, a Research Fellow at the Institute of Land, Water and Society at Charles Sturt University in Australia says that New Zealand farmers have to realise that internationally consumers will make more and more buying decisions based on environmental impacts in the future, despite the current economic crisis.
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Change in fertiliser policy as farmers deal with drought and price increases
More farmers are turning to dicalcic phosphate as the cost of traditional fertiliser is set to increase in June.
Hatuma Lime company director, Aaron Topp, says strong sales over the last six months are partly due to the sharp increase in the cost of superphosphate
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Dicalcic and lime use benefits farmers hit by extreme weather conditions
Pedologist Jude Addenbrooke believes farmers using lime and dicalcic phosphate are in a better position to cope with extreme weather conditions similar to what has struck part of New Zealand this year.
Ms Addenbrooke began a soil monitoring programme for Hatuma Lime last year and she has been impressed by the remarkable consistency of the findings from a wide range of farms throughout the North Island.
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