Optimising Nutrient Efficiency

Group ONE is an informal association of individual fertiliser spreaders, fertiliser and lime suppliers, and consultants, none of whom are owned or controlled by the two fertiliser cooperatives.

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Updated January 2012

Committed to Optimising Production and Environmental Protection

All members of Group ONE are committed to providing New Zealand farmers with continuing access to alternative products, services and advice that will help maintain the productivity and biological health of our soils, while protecting the environment.

In particular, Group ONE endeavours to promote the benefits of appropriate “fluidised” or suspension fertilisers.

What is Fluidised Fertiliser?

“Highly concentrated (less than 30% water by weight) liquid fertilisers and soil amendments comprising agronomically effective combinations of fertiliser, trace elements, lime and other minerals and appropriate nutrient efficiency additives in which the primary aim is to prepare and apply the product in the optimum chemical form and particle size range for each nutrient, maximising plant uptake through foliar and/or root uptake, providing optimum cost-benefit to the farmer and minimising losses to the environment.”

Quin Environmentals (NZ) Ltd is the scientific advisor to Group ONE.