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Fertilizer Optimization

2 items · 2 aliases · peaked week of 3 May 2026 · first seen 7 May 2026

A podcast discussion with Dr Jacqueline Rowarth highlights advancements in farming technology, the economic pressures on fertilizer use, concerns about the dairy industry facing global protein competition, and the need for policy that supports sustainable, farm-neutral climate行动.

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  • I think we go back to Paris. Paris Agreement is our friend. It said do everything you can to reduce greenhouse gases, therefore saving the world without compromising food production. And at the moment, our data suggests that we are amongst the most efficient producers in the world. Of course, there are various ways of doing these calculations. So we need to go back to what the IPCC requests because that's the global. reporting metrics at the moment framework and so we're pretty good and we have adapted our processes like the fertilizer we started with we make sure that they fit the biophysical area that we're talking about so New Zealand is far more focused in regions that suit the wine the sheep and beef the dairy than most countries because they grew up saying what does the village need and so they're more diverse And that creates its own problems, diversity.
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the-country Government / N-A

farmers driving cost-effective, precise input use

The Country 07/05/26: Dr Jacqueline Rowarth talks to Jamie Mackay
7 May
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