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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 3]
Eight candidates contesting two seats on Ballance Board
Tuesday, 13 September 2016, 4:48 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
A strong field of eight candidates is contesting two vacancies in Ballance Agri-Nutrients North Island director elections this year as the co-operative moves to its new two ward voting system. More >>
Soil scholar searching for hill country answers
Thursday, 8 September 2016, 1:32 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
An innate curiosity for ‘why things happen’ made Lincoln University PhD candidate Amy Whitley a natural fit for scientific research. Now she’s using that curiosity to improve New Zealand’s soils and raise the productivity of low fertility land ... More >>
Ballance scholarships open door to bright futures
Monday, 5 September 2016, 3:59 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
The Ballance scholarship programme is opening the door to our country’s best and brightest, offering a financial boost to students who want to help shape the future of one of New Zealand’s most important and profitable sectors. For the first time ... More >>
Ballance writes off Kapuni upgrade scoping costs
Thursday, 18 August 2016, 9:42 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Ballance Agri-Nutrients’ has written off $13.3 million in scoping costs associated with a potential upgrade of the farm nutrient co-operative’s ammonia urea plant in Kapuni, Taranaki. Following an earlier write-down of $5.5 million for exploratory ... More >>
$30 million cash injection from Ballance rebate
Thursday, 28 July 2016, 10:19 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
$30 million cash injection from Ballance rebate Results at a glance Total distribution to shareholders of $30 million ($76 million last year) Rebate payment of $25 per tonne ($55.83 last year) Total revenue of $837 million ($893 million last year) Gross ... More >>
Ballance gears up to support farmers working within limits
Wednesday, 20 July 2016, 9:24 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Ballance Agri-Nutrients has formed a specialist Farm Sustainability Services team as it gears up to meet the growing need for nutrient budgeting services and farm environmental plans as farmers adjust to working within environmental limits. More >>
Navigating farming change requires wisdom and knowledge
Thursday, 23 June 2016, 1:09 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Ballance Agri-Nutrients CEO Mark Wynne has stressed the importance of science and research to support policy decisions around farming sustainability. Speaking at the Ballance Farm Environment Award’s sustainability showcase last night, Mr Wynne ... More >>
Fert price drop goes some way to relieving pressure
Tuesday, 14 June 2016, 3:49 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Ballance Agri-Nutrient’s latest round of price drops will go some way to relieving pressure on farmers looking to make the most of home-grown feed this season. The farm nutrient co-operative announced a significant reduction in key products including ... More >>
Expect more gains in nutrient management says Ballance
Thursday, 28 April 2016, 2:41 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Ballance Agri-Nutrients is confident that Sustainable Dairying: Water Accord targets around nutrient data collection and efficiency reporting will continue to lift as more farmers understand the direct benefits to their farms and their OVERSEER® nutrient ... More >>
Considering more days in milk?
Thursday, 28 April 2016, 12:51 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
28 April 2016 Considering more days in milk? After a tough season many dairy farmers may be considering extending the milking period of their cows to create more cashflow. For farmers in a position to do so, keeping cows in milk for an extended period can ... More >>
Time to guard against costly nutritional deficits
Monday, 11 April 2016, 12:39 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Time to guard against costly nutritional deficits A small investment in autumn feed testing can be good insurance against mineral deficiencies in dairy and beef cows that can lead to low growth rates and poor milk yields. Winter feeds like fodder ... More >>
Aimee’s passion for soil helps South Island farmers
Monday, 21 March 2016, 3:52 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Aimee’s passion for soil helps South Island farmers Growing up in urban South Auckland seems a world apart from working with South Island farmers, but for Ballance Agri-Nutrients’ Aimee Robinson she’s exactly where she wants to be. Aimee is ... More >>
Time on the farm gives Josh new perspective
Thursday, 17 March 2016, 2:01 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Fresh from two years out in the paddock as a dairy farm manager, Josh Verhoek is now back on the Ballance Agri-Nutrients Science Extension Team. More >>
From soil to sale
Monday, 7 March 2016, 10:59 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
There are tens, even hundreds of thousands of dollars difference between profits of low and high performing sheep and beef farms around the country, and Ballance Agri-Nutrients Chief Executive, Mark Wynne, says the co-op is committed to doing ... More >>
Partner sought for Ballance plant revamp
Wednesday, 2 March 2016, 1:01 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Partner sought for Ballance plant revamp Ballance Agri-Nutrients will investigate a partnership arrangement for its proposed redevelopment of the Kapuni ammonia urea plant in Taranaki. Ballance CEO, Mark Wynne, said today the decision to invite partners ... More >>
New fodder beet block – filling the nutritional gap
Wednesday, 24 February 2016, 3:58 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Fodder beet is an increasingly popular winter crop for beef and dairy cattle due to the large amounts of dry matter it produces, but you and your stock won’t get the best out of the crop if its nutritional gaps aren’t managed, warns Product ... More >>
Ballance scholarships set to secure a bright future
Wednesday, 17 February 2016, 11:29 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Ballance scholarships set to secure a bright future Ballance Agri-Nutrients has awarded a total of $48,000 in tertiary study scholarships to six talented students who are aiming to make a positive difference in the primary industries sector. Warwick ... More >>
SealesWinslow mills receive quality stamp
Friday, 12 February 2016, 11:58 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
SealesWinslow mills receive quality stamp SealesWinslow has attained FeedSafeNZ accreditation across all of its mills, recognising the high quality of the animal feed products they make. FeedSafeNZ is a quality stamp from the New Zealand Feed ... More >>
Global slump in fert prices benefits NZ farmers
Monday, 1 February 2016, 10:15 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Global slump in fert prices benefits NZ farmers New Zealand farmers stand to benefit from significant savings on their farm nutrient inputs with Ballance Agri-Nutrients’ latest round of price reductions, effective 31 January. The price review sees urea ... More >>
Free resources on hand to navigate nitrogen reports
Tuesday, 15 December 2015, 9:34 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Dairy farmers around the country can access free support to help them come to grips with their farm nitrogen reports and how to use them to support N-loss improvements, thanks to a partnership between Ballance Agri-Nutrients, Fonterra, Tatua and Dairy ... More >>
