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    Cadmium: The facts

    17 April 2018

    Cadmium is a naturally-occurring, non-essential heavy metal present in low concentrations in air, water and soil. Cadmium naturally occurs in phosphate rock from which phosphate fertiliser is made.

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    Cadmium: The facts

  • The Experts

    Determining the right selenium levels for livestock

    20 November 2017

    New Zealand-specific reference ranges for selenium (Se) in pasture and animal tissue have been established for nearly 20 years.

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    Determining the right selenium levels for livestock

  • Advice, Research and Innovation, Videos

    N-Protect – the smart choice in coated urea

    27 September 2017

    N-Protect keeps more nitrogen in the soil for plant uptake and limits N-loss to the atmosphere.

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    N-Protect – the smart choice in coated urea

  • Advice, Product Supply

    Shining the spotlight on potash

    19 July 2016

    Centuries ago potash was created by using a pot to boil water that had been passed through wood ashes (hence the name). These days the process of getting hold of potassium (K) in water-soluble and plant-available form is on a totally different scale.

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    Shining the spotlight on potash