Fertcare Level-A gets an Upgrade
Your feedback has flagged that it is time to upgrade Fertcare Level A.
KIRI ALIGN – Safety and Compliance, made SIMPLE
We are honoured and extremely excited to be partnering with Gibson’s Technologies to rollout Kiri Align for all the AFSA members, as part of the Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative (HVSI) funded through the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR).
Lockdown continues
As lockdown continues what should you be considering for your business?
AFSA appoints new Company Secretary
AFSA Chair, Kim Bailey and the AFSA Board are pleased to announce that Owen McCarron has been appointed as the AFSA Company Secretary.
Family Business Essentials
Family businesses consistently out-perform non-family businesses in terms of return on investment and market value. So what are the advantages available to a family business that can make them more successful?
Changes to management of Fertcare®
In 2005 a Joint Venture was signed between AFSA and Fertilizer Australia to jointly manage and develop AFSA’s Fertcare® program. The agreement guided a number of activities including developing, organising, promoting, delivering and recording participation in Fertcare®.
AFSA receives $112K to improve heavy vehicle safety
$112,000 of Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative funding has been allocated to AFSA to support Chain of Responsibility (CoR) and Safety Management Systems (SMS) training, to enhance stakeholder understanding and compliance under Heavy Vehicle National Law
Communication is vital
Companies that go to ground during this time and do not continue with any messaging face a risk – and that is the perception that you have shut down altogether.
NZGFA Encourages Incident Reporting Amongst All Members
The New Zealand Groundspread Fertilisers Association (NZGFA) is actively encouraging all its members to sign up to free, real-time incident reporting app, Spotlight.
Discussing Phosphorus
Phosphorus is an essential component of cell membranes and plays a role in photosynthesis, respiration, energy storage and transfer, cell division, cell enlargement and several other critical processes in the living plant.
Family Business Australia and AFSA Partnership
Australian Fertiliser Services Association (AFSA) and our 300+ members will be joining Family Business Australia (FBA) as ‘Associate Members’
Salad Fertilizer Standard
The Fresh Salad Producers Group (FSPG) have developed a standard for the use of fertilizers and soil additives after the national recall of pre-packaged lettuce because of salmonella contamination, in February 2016
Precision soil pH mapping
Throughout South Australia there are four to five million hectares of agricultural land prone to soil acidification.
Moving superphosphate in 1972
An interesting article found by WA member, David Holdsworth on moving superphosphate in 1972
AFSA Board Member – Noel Squires
AFSA Board Member and Deputy Chair, Noel Squires, with wife Lisa and family, operate Squires Product Applicators, trading as “The Spreaders” in Werribee South in Victoria.
Nitrogen Application
Given the way the season is shaping up the local conversation is turning to nitrogen management and some of the queries brought up certainly warrant sharing
Fertiliser responses in large paddock strips
One of the key questions was whether the response to fertiliser estimated from a decision support tool developed under the project could be achieved in commercial practice.
Calling BS on your company culture
Being brave, and calling BS when it’s necessary, is an important step for leaders. This is especially true where a company’s brand promise and cultural reality differ.