Scoop Media: “Spreadmark, the nutrient spreading standard, can help farmers meet environmental regulations
The New Zealand Groundspread Fertilisers Association (NZGFA) is encouraging farmers and contractors to look to Spreadmark to help mitigate environmental risk when spreading fertiliser and other nutrients.”
The Fertiliser Quality Council (FQC) is urging everyone involved in the nutrient services chain to take responsibility to retain the integrity of fertiliser products.
Read the article (below) from Southern Rural Life, September 4, 2019
The New Zealand Fertiliser Quality Council (FQC) is reassuring farmers and growers that discussions around achieving common standardisation for the physical quality of fertiliser products are firmly under way.
by Anders Crofoot
Chairman of the
Fertiliser Quality Council
The Spreadmark programme was established in 1994 but it’s only now, 25 years on, that the true value of the scheme is being understood by the agricultural industry.
Read the article (below) from Southern Rural Life, August 7, 2019
Anders Crofoot hope standards will deal to dodgy fertiliser. “Lumpy, uneven and irregular fertiliser, long the bane of farmers and spreaders, will face tighter scrutiny once the Fertiliser Quality Council establishes standards for the product’s physical qualities.”
“While standards have been set for the mineral and nutrient content of fertiliser, council chairman Anders Crofoot admits it has taken longer than expected to set them for particle shape and size.”
Farmers Weekly
AGRIBUSINESS – 7 June 2019
By Richard Rennie
Listen to, or download this interview with Anders Crofoot on RNZ.
Anders Crofoot, Chairman of the Fertiliser Quality Council (FQC), applauds the new suite of awards for ground spreaders.
Read the full story here on Page 11.
Anders Crofoot, Chairman of the Fertiliser Quality Council (FQC), says the recent recognition of Spreadmark by JASANZ elevates it to ‘premium’ status.
The FQC started the new year with the great news that the Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand (JAS-ANZ), now recognises the Spreadmark programme. To achieve this recognition, Spreadmark underwent a robust three year review against the toughest of international certification standards. Aspects that were reviewed included the technical soundness of the programme as well as governance, auditing and certification methods and reporting.
Read the full story here, on page 11.
Spreadmark, New Zealand’s only fertiliser spreading certification scheme, has gained international recognition from the Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand, JAS-ANZ.
“Scheme accredited Spreadmark, New Zealand’s only fertiliser spreading certification scheme, has gained international recognition from the Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand. It means farmers and growers using Spreadmark trained and registered fertiliser spreaders can now be assured all aspects of the programme are robust and reliable. It provides extra reassurance to regional councils and other organisations requiring contractors to be Spreadmark certified, Fertiliser Quality Council chairman Anders Crofoot said.”
This Farmers Weekly News Brief (Feb 4th 2019), can be found here.
