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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.
“We’ve also been through a very tough drought in many areas which has stunted farm production, so farmers are opting to tighten their budgets and look for alternative forms of topdressing to see them through,” Mr Topp said.
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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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New Zealand has opportunity to capitalise on demand for sustainable food
New Zealand could be market leaders delivering carbon neutral food products to consumers and supermarkets throughout the world, the former Commissioner for the Environment told farmers today.
Dr Morgan Williams was speaking to more than 300 farmers at one of the country’s largest and oldest lime quarries, Hatuma Lime, in Central Hawke’s Bay.
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Press Release - Ballance and Hatuma Lime partnership is good for farmers
Growing demand from farmers for a Ballance Hatuma dicalcic phosphate has lead to a unique industry partnership between fertiliser company Ballance Agri-Nutrients and lime company Hatuma Lime Ltd.
The agreement was reached as a result of increasing demand from farmers for Hatuma dicalcic phosphate as they review their fertiliser practices, with a growing number looking to source product made with Ballance’s superten.
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Farmers misled by nitrogen trial results
New Zealand farmers are being misled by agricultural scientists reporting on the production results from nitrogen trials.
Hatuma Lime Company Managing Director Clifford Topp says farmers are misled by positive production results that do not reveal the overall cost of maintaining these levels with necessary applications of lime.
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