Displaying items by tag: PHOSPHORUS

Friday, 05 February 2021 09:55

Reducing phosphorus leaching in soil

Phosphorus (P) is critical for healthy plants to grow in New Zealand’s naturally P deficient soil, says Hamilton-based Soil Scientist Dr Gordon Rajendram.

Published in Farm Health
Thursday, 31 October 2019 09:55

No silver bullet for phosphorus

In New Zealand’s soils, phosphorus does a great job at growing plants but unfortunately it does the same thing if it makes it into our water.

Published in Agribusiness
Thursday, 12 April 2018 11:55

Phosphorus heads off fodder beet problems

After 16 years experience of feeding fodder beet to his dairy cows, Brendon Woods says he would hate to be without it.

Published in Farm Health

Research into improving phosphorus recovery and overall use efficiency remains urgent in the face ongoing and future supply and price volatility.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 25 November 2015 17:00

Gypsum can help mitigate losses in runoff

Gypsum can at least partially address many hydrological and chemical factors that influence the loss of phosphorus and other nutrients from farms to waterways, says a Canterbury company.

Published in Management
Sunday, 16 August 2015 12:26

Phosphorus vital for health

Phosphorus, vital in maintaining optimum animal health, is commonly overlooked by New Zealand farmers, though they display good understanding of the benefits of mineral and vitamin supplementation.

Published in Farm Health

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