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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 2]
Kapuni hydrogen project seen as catalyst for NZ market
Thursday, 20 June 2019, 10:39 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
20 June 2019 – Ballance Agri-Nutrients and Hiringa Energy today confirmed a Joint Development Agreement for a major clean-tech project in Taranaki to produce ‘green’ hydrogen using renewable energy. More >>
Aerial “no-till” project set to revolutionise NZ farming
Friday, 8 March 2019, 4:21 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
A successful trial of “no-till” helicropping showcased today in the Southern Waikato promises a step-change in the approach to pastoral farming in New Zealand – ensuring the protection of soils while maintaining productivity. More >>
Balle and Coull to join Ballance Agri-Nutrients Board
Thursday, 20 September 2018, 2:51 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
20 September 2018 – Ballance Agri-Nutrients’ shareholders have chosen Dacey Balle and Duncan Coull from an unprecedented field of 19 candidates to join the Co-operative’s Board, representing the North Island. More >>
Strong interest expected on Ballance Board
Monday, 30 July 2018, 12:20 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
30 July 2018 – A “genuine and rare governance opportunity” has opened up with one of New Zealand’s industry-leading rural co-operatives with Ballance Agri-Nutrients announcing that two farmer-elected directors will be stepping down from its Board ... More >>
Ballance FY18 result up 25% to $71m
Thursday, 26 July 2018, 10:43 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
26 July 2018 – New Zealand’s leading farm nutrient supplier, Ballance Agri-Nutrients, today announced a 25% lift in the Co-operative’s gross trading result to $71.3 million – reflecting current strength across much of the rural sector. More >>
Digital core to future of New Zealand farming – Ballance
Thursday, 12 April 2018, 4:41 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
12 April 2018 – Ballance Agri-Nutrients’ today announced changes to its lead team that reinforce digitisation as core to the Co-operative and the future competitiveness of New Zealand farming. More >>
Jason Minkhorst to join Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Monday, 27 November 2017, 10:22 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
27 November 2017 – Senior Fonterra executive, Jason Minkhorst, has been confirmed as General Manager Sales for Ballance Agri-Nutrients, joining the farmer-owned Co-operative in early March 2018. More >>
Ballance scholarships open door to future of food
Thursday, 28 September 2017, 12:40 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
28 September 2017 – Ballance Agri-Nutrients is on the hunt for passionate people who want to shape the future of sustainable food production in New Zealand, with four scholarships currently on offer. More >>
Ballance delivers strong FY2017, returns $54m to farmers
Thursday, 27 July 2017, 5:10 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
• Gross trading result up $22 million to $56.8 million • Shareholder rebate of $45 per tonne, with total distribution of $54 million • Record urea production of 277,224 tonnes, with staged investment in Kapuni • $35 million investment in ... More >>
Ballance scholarships set to secure a bright future
Friday, 17 February 2017, 1:12 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Ballance Agri-Nutrients has awarded a total of $54,000 in tertiary study scholarships to six talented students who are committed to the future success of our primary industries sector. More >>
Strategies to stop the drop
Friday, 3 February 2017, 10:43 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
With milk collection down as much as six percent this season due to difficult production conditions, coupled with increasingly dry ground conditions across the north and east of the country, farmers looking to offset the summer milk production drop need ... More >>
Collaboration key to sustainable future
Monday, 19 December 2016, 3:29 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Nuffield scholar Rebecca Hyde is aiming to simplify sustainability for Kiwi farmers and find ways to promote greater industry collaboration to benefit agriculture. More >>
Effort in gets best nitrogen reports out
Thursday, 1 December 2016, 3:14 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
As dairy farms’ nitrogen reports start hitting letterboxes for last season, farmers are being encouraged to put as much effort into this season’s recording as they do into producing milk. More >>
Safer skies and better sustainability for topdressing
Thursday, 24 November 2016, 12:35 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
An award winning development in aerial topdressing is making it safer for pilots to navigate one of the world’s most dangerous professions while improving on-farm sustainability. More >>
Warm, wet and worrying for facial eczema
Monday, 21 November 2016, 1:44 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
With NIWA’s seasonal weather outlook through to December signalling warm, wet conditions across the North Island, farmers are being encouraged to include preventive measures against facial eczema in their summer farm management plans. More >>
Uncertain future for RPR
Wednesday, 26 October 2016, 12:44 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Political, economic and social instability in South America and North Africa is making it increasingly difficult for New Zealand farmers to get their hands on in-spec reactive phosphate rock (RPR). More >>
Fast track fertiliser from new Ballance Huntly store
Monday, 17 October 2016, 11:47 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Safety, efficiency and sustainability are the key features of Ballance Agri-Nutrients’ new Huntly service centre, which promises to deliver faster service, better access and close-to-home convenience for local customers. Ballance has invested over three ... More >>
Making a career in New Zealand’s economic backbone
Wednesday, 12 October 2016, 12:25 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
On any given day you’ll find Scott Cameron advising his clients on matters of finance, sustainability, human resources, pasture management and more, with no two workdays being the same. More >>
Stopping the rain from washing away dairy farmers’ profits
Monday, 19 September 2016, 10:00 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Dairy farmers who have been experiencing wet weather could be facing unexpected soil nutrient loss due to a common misconception about how urea fertiliser behaves when soils are moist from previous rainfall events. This misconception is based on a common ... More >>
From fert to food and back again
Wednesday, 14 September 2016, 1:40 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
It’s six years since soil scientist Jamie Blennerhassett left his day job to set up an ambitious gourmet food market in Mount Maunganui. Now he’s returned to his scientific roots, bringing with him commercial acumen honed at the helm of Nosh, ... More >>
