The complex judgement comes down to 6 key points: Ballance sought a permanent injunction preventing Quinfert Algerian RPR being described as an RPR in advertising. It failed in this objective. To quote from the judgement: “Apart from the [Fertmark] citsol test, the Algerian RPR meets the other tests for RPR.” And further, the Judge said: … Read more
Ballance, with 45%+ of the NZ fertiliser market, sought an immediate injunction in the High Court in Sep 2018 to stop Quin Environmentals (QE) calling its Algerian RPR – an internationally acclaimed RPR to boot – an RPR. It failed. QE was just a start-up company simply trying to promote RPR as an environmentally-protective alternative … Read more
With the arrival of NZ-wide competition to the duopoly, and my reduced level of energy, I am now putting more of my available time into providing independent fertiliser cost comparisons for farmers. These include full explanations regarding what nutrients in particular fertilisers are needed on a particular farm, and which are not. For example, farmers … Read more
Bert Quin completed a multi-disciplinary PH.D in analytical chemistry, biogeochemistry and water quality at Massey University in 1974, before joining the MAF’s Agricultural Research Division (ARD, the predecessor of AgReseach) as a laboratory and soil fertility research scientist at Winchmore in Canterbury. There he initiated research into RPR and demonstrated how superphosphate made from Al/Fe … Read more
Phone (NZ): 021-427-572 If calling from OVERSEAS (add +64): +64-21-427-572 Email: bert.quin@gmail.com Postal Address: QuinEnvironmentals (NZ) Ltd, PO Box 125-122, St Heliers, Auckland,1740
Quin Environmentals (NZ) Ltd and Quin Environmentals (Pty) Ltd are the New Zealand and Australian twins of two specialist companies owned privately by Dr Bert Quin. They specialise in- Researching potential markets for new fertiliser products for importers and start-up companies : example – assessment of RPR and nbpt-treated granular urea in Ireland for Target … Read more
“Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.” – Goethe 40 years ago, I came to the conclusion that simply talking about things one knew – or thought one knew – was not enough. If you really believe that some things need to be done differently, but there are … Read more
Prices as from 15 April 2024 Quinfert Algerian RPR range Please note: Quinfert Algerian RPR passes all overseas RPR tests, but does not pass the Fertmark 30-minute test, simply because of the 7% dolomite present. If any farmer for any reason wants it to pass this test (used nowhere else in the world), Quinfert reduces … Read more
Quinfert is the Fertiliser Division of Quin Environmentals (NZ) Ltd (QE for short). QE is the private company of Dr Bert Quin and represents Dr Quin’s interests in a wide range of projects. It is also the vehicle for consultancy in New Zealand and overseas.
This provides us a great opportunity to reset how we look at farming and the environment. One where, instead of Overseer, which uses hidden N and P models to brush over the alarming effects on nutrient runoff and leaching that can result from individual applications of excess granular urea and water-soluble phosphate, we grab this … Read more