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Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Ballance is a New Zealand farmer-owned co-operative that helps its customers to farm more productively, profitably and sustainably.
From the core business of fertiliser manufacturing, supply, sales and advice, Ballance Agri-Nutrients has grown to offer farmers a full range of science-backed nutrient products and services. This enables us to help farmers achieve soil and animal nutrition and productivity with a minimal environmental footprint.
Our agri-nutrient advice is complemented by award-winning web-based farm systems software, which enables farmers to capture and analyse a wealth of information, and so make the best management decisions for their business.
We cover the country, with one-on-one specialist advice on farm backed up by a network of rural merchant supply partners, service centres, consignment stores, manufacturing sites and our own agricultural aviation services.
As well as supporting New Zealand farmers, Ballance also supplies products to a range of industrial businesses.
Ballance Agri-Nutrients - Latest News [Page 15]
Ballance offers drought-relief support
Friday, 22 June 2007, 10:39 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Now that it has started raining farmers will be thinking about what is required to get maximum pasture growth to meet animal feed demand this spring. More >>
Unprecedented demand pushes urea price up
Wednesday, 23 May 2007, 10:09 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Over the past six months unprecedented worldwide demand for nitrogen fertilisers has been driving up the price of urea. Ballance has today announced that it can no longer absorb these increased costs, and has raised the price of urea by $48 to $567 ... More >>
Making the most of new grass
Wednesday, 9 May 2007, 3:22 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
New Zealand has traditionally prided itself on our low-cost pastoral farming systems. Ongoing research into improving pasture species to support this system has seen a major improvement in pasture species. A re-grassing programme introducing new species ... More >>
Ballance announces $22 a tonne return
Tuesday, 10 April 2007, 1:24 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Ballance Agri-Nutrients has confirmed it will distribute a combined average rebate and dividend that will at least match the $22 per tonne paid out last year. More >>
Ballance announces $22 a tonne return
Tuesday, 10 April 2007, 1:16 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Ballance Agri-Nutrients has confirmed it will distribute a combined average rebate and dividend that will at least match the $22 per tonne paid out last year. More >>
Ballance opposes tax on fertiliser
Thursday, 5 April 2007, 12:40 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Ballance is strongly opposed to the options for a tax on fertiliser and the subsidising of nitrification inhibitors contained in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s draft Sustainable Land Management and Climate Change Plan. More >>
Ballance geared up to support revised Code
Wednesday, 28 March 2007, 11:49 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Ballance is geared up to support the revised fertiliser industry’s Code of Practice for Nutrient Management (2007). More >>
Ballance geared up to support revised Code
Wednesday, 28 March 2007, 10:37 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Ballance is geared up to support the revised fertiliser industry’s Code of Practice for Nutrient Management (2007). More >>
winners gearing up for future in agriculture
Wednesday, 31 January 2007, 4:05 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Five young students from throughout New Zealand are gearing up for a future in the agriculture industry after receiving Ballance Agri-Nutrients scholarships this year. More >>
Specialist Nutrient Budgeting Team Deployed
Thursday, 18 January 2007, 4:44 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
With only five months to go before dairy farmers are required to complete a nutrient budget, Ballance Agri-Nutrients has employed a specialist team of eight people to assist shareholders produce a nutrient budget. More >>
Ballance, Hatuma Lime partnership good for farmers
Wednesday, 13 December 2006, 11:41 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Growing demand from farmers for a Ballance Hatuma dicalcic phosphate has lead to a unique industry partnership between fertiliser company Ballance Agri-Nutrients and lime company Hatuma Lime Ltd. More >>
New Ballance Technical Sales Representative
Tuesday, 12 December 2006, 11:19 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Ballance Agri-Nutrients is pleased to announce it has appointed Geoff Barclay as a technical sales representative for the Te Poi and Matamata area. Geoff brings a wealth of experience in the primary industries to the role and will be familiar to ... More >>
Environment-friendly fertiliser rights secured
Thursday, 7 December 2006, 4:39 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Ballance Agri-Nutrients has purchased the rights to be New Zealand’s primary manufacturer and distributor of BioPhos, a biologically released phosphate fertiliser, considered to be a more environmentally friendly alternative to conventional phosphate fertilisers. More >>
Apply fertiliser in summer and save says Ballance
Tuesday, 5 December 2006, 4:19 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Bullish international fertiliser prices and an unprecedented demand on raw materials are placing upward pressure on the cost of fertiliser in New Zealand. Ballance Agri-Nutrients CEO, Larry Bilodeau, who recently visited Morocco, the US and Europe to meet with ... More >>
Summer is a good time to apply phosphate
Thursday, 30 November 2006, 2:15 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Applying phosphate over the summer months has no impact on the effectiveness of the product, is logistically advantageous, and can reduce the potential for run off. Ballance Agri-Nutrients Head of Agro-Sciences Warwick Catto says that agronomically ... More >>
Major milestone for distribution network
Thursday, 30 November 2006, 11:01 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
The opening of Ballance Agri-Nutrient’s Service Centre in Hastings on December 1 marks a major milestone in the company’s nationwide distribution network programme. More >>
Ballance's Aviation arm to acquire Air Services
Thursday, 2 November 2006, 11:32 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
The aviation arm of Ballance Agri-Nutrients, Super Air has announced it is to acquire Wairarapa-based aircraft operation Air Services (1979) Ltd. Air Services was established in 1979 with the merger by the late John Roseingrave of Air Services Wairarapa and ... More >>
Ballance signs 3-year gas contract with Contact
Tuesday, 31 October 2006, 10:51 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Ballance Agri-Nutrients has secured a three-year contract for gas supply for its ammonia-urea manufacturing facility at Kapuni. The contract was signed with Contact Energy late last week and comes into effect when the current supply contract expires ... More >>
Applying cobalt may reduce sheep liveweight loss
Monday, 30 October 2006, 5:15 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Sheep farms frequently affected by lack of vitamin B12 may benefit from applying additional cobalt sulphur to increase cobalt levels in soils. Ballance Agri-Nutrients Agro-Scientist Jeff Morton says that by increasing pasture cobalt content, farmers ... More >>
Calculating a successful outcome for brassicas
Friday, 27 October 2006, 4:23 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
New Brassica calculators based on computer programmes designed to accurately forecast fertiliser needs – are helping farmers take a scientific approach to increasing brassica crop yields, generating a better return on fertiliser expenditure. More >>
