Bert Quin Nov 14 1 min Topdressing aircraft pilot safety The topdressing aircraft fleet has declined from about 75 in 1990 to only 30 now. Reasons include the removal of fertiliser subsidies (19...
Bert Quin Nov 14 1 min Reducing nutrient losses - EU vs NZ Within the new EU Green Deal, its 'Farm-to-Fork' policy sets specific objectives for agriculture-food system sustainability. These includ...
Bert Quin Nov 14 1 min Dairy Farming in Southland Prior to 1990, fertiliser N was used only strategically on NZ dairy farms, once or twice a year. MAF's Farm Advisors cautioned against wi...
Bert Quin Oct 18 1 min Future of the Fertiliser Industry Alone in the world, NZ has a duopoly of SSP (single superphosphate) manufacturers. It is argued that SSP contains sulphur(S) as well as P...
Bert Quin Oct 18 1 min Reducing nitrate in waterways and gaseous N losses This issue is not going to go away. Environmentalists, farmer organisations like Federated Farmers, Fertmark and the fertiliser cooperati...
Bert Quin Aug 23 1 min The Rescue of Real Reactive Phosphate Rock (RPR) Why has Quin Environmentals offered its Algerian RPR - internationally recognised as one of the best - in 2 forms since 2018? Simply beca...
Bert Quin Aug 23 1 min Get your facts right before putting your foot in it... The Farmers Weekly otherwise fair article on the High Court judgment was unfortunately ruined by the inclusion of Anders Crofoot's ill-in...
Bert Quin Aug 23 1 min Why go after Quin Environmentals? Ballance, with 45%+ of the NZ fertiliser market, sought an immediate injunction in the High Court in Sep 2018 to stop Quin Environmentals...
Bert Quin Aug 23 1 min Togo or not to go? Watched an interesting Newshub TV3 story about Ballance the other night. Too light on hard scientific questions, but well put together. S...
Bert Quin Aug 4 2 min High Court Judgement of 31 July 2020 a big win for science and the environment The complex judgement comes down to 6 key points: Ballance sought a permanent injunction preventing Quinfert Algerian RPR being described...
