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Global fertiliser prices are slumping – good news for cash-strapped farmers.

Amazone feriliser spreaders, well respected for many years, have won their maker a Machine of the Year Award at the recent Agritechnica show.

Fertiliser maker Ballance says it will continue to absorb the impact of a weaker New Zealand dollar and hold prices for most major nutrients through December.

Ravensdown returned savings of about $1.3 million to its farmers.

Kuhn importer CB Norwood Distributors Ltd's recently announced 3500L and 6500L trailed seed or fertiliser hoppers are aimed at improving the logistics of drilling and/or fertiliser application.

Getting the best bang for buck out of fertiliser – while protecting economic and environmental bottom lines – is a key balancing act for farmers.

Whole-farm soil testing saves Taranaki farmer Hayden Lawrence about $15,000 on fertiliser each year.

The spring months, as soils warm up, are when the work of fertilising begins.

Come snow, drought or falling returns, Ranfurly sheep and beef farmer Johnny Girvan always limes, says his lime supplier Graymont.

Fertiliser application is slightly ahead of last season says a Taranaki helicopter company chief.