In an open letter to New Zealand agriculture Ian Ferguson shares his frustration about what he describes as a looming “nuclear moment” for New Zealand’s “green economy”.

Farmers can get a head-start on pasture and crop growth going into spring with a granular fertiliser that performs in cooler temperatures.

A recent article in Farmers Weekly (Striking the right Balance – May 29) highlighted a concerning move by the Government to cap synthetic nitrogen fertiliser use on pastoral farms.

Well because it has a fast-acting Nitrate (NO3-N) component, it works virtually immediately* on application whereas Urea, Ammonium Sulphate, and Ammo, (which is a blend of the

A. The simple answer is DON’T!! Why?... All of the Nitrogen in these fertilisers is present in the slower acting Ammonium form which needs time

For a start, it works in cool conditions when the alternatives languish!!  In 1995 AgResearch undertook field trials for BASF who imported ASN for the first time (1994).