Soil fertility has a major impact on pasture and whole farm productivity, and is described as the measurement of nutrient status within the soil. By and large most plants require soils to grow and therefore maintaining the nutrient status/fertility of the soil at optimal or near optimal levels will enhance production.
Many NZ soils are actually inherently infertile (by definition) and hence nutrients must be added to build up soil reserves and increase productivity. Nutrients can be added in many forms, the most obvious and concentrated of which are synthetic fertilisers.
CRT's supply agreement with Ballance Agri-Nutrients provides shareholders with a full range of broad acre fertilisers for all pastoral, cropping and horticultural requirements.
Ballance is a farmer owned co-operative like CRT and the ethos and focus of both companies are well matched.We both seek to supply farm inputs as cost effectively as possible, and return profits back to our shareholders in the form of end of year rebates (as market and trading conditions allow).
Working together, CRT and Ballance have experienced tremendous sales growth. This is due to a strong commitment to provide the highest level of service through sound, agronomic fertiliser recommendations backed up with timely delivery of product.
As part of our all round fertiliser service, CRT also offers added value, ultra-fine lime products. Agricultural lime is essentially ground limestone rock (calcium carbonate, CaCO3), and is the principal fertiliser that can be applied to reduce soil acidity. The relative acidity (pH) of soils has a major effect on the productivity of pastures and hence this parameter needs to be monitored and corrected as and when necessary.
CRT retails ultra-fine lime products through CP Lime Solutions (and their Optimise product range) and BioStart’s lime suspension mixes.
For more information on the use of ultra-fine lime products please contact the phone number below.
To contact CRT Fertiliser, please call 0800 106 460 or email: fert@crt.co.nz