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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 6]
Farmax and Ag Hub team up
Thursday, 30 October 2014, 1:30 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Ag Hub has teamed up with Farmax to provide customers with access to pasture cover measurements across both programs. Pasture cover measurements recorded by the Farmax package or its standalone Feed Wedge tool can now be automatically sent to Ag Hub ... More >>
Maintaining profitability in a low payout year
Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 10:50 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Dairy farmers are already feeling the pressure of a lower payout this year and are now on the hunt for strategies to cut costs. More >>
Ballance Ward B Election draws record field
Friday, 24 October 2014, 10:56 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Ballance Agri-Nutrients’ call last month for director nominations for its Ward B has yielded 9 candidates hoping to replace Dean Nikora who resigned as a director ahead of taking up an international posting. More >>
Ballance moves to science specialisation
Wednesday, 22 October 2014, 11:55 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
With New Zealand farming systems as diverse as farmers themselves, Ballance Agri-Nutrients’ Science Extension team is making the shift to specialist roles to better support the changing requirements of farmers working with different climates, topography, ... More >>
Agriculture still a winner for economic growth
Thursday, 25 September 2014, 10:27 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Outgoing Ballance Chief Executive Larry Bilodeau has questioned calls for New Zealand’s economy to be less reliant on agriculture. More >>
Ballance calls for Ward B director nominations
Thursday, 25 September 2014, 9:58 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Ballance Agri-Nutrients is calling for director nominations for its Ward B, following the resignation of Mr Dean Nikora as a director of the company. Mr Nikora is taking up an overseas appointment as Group Director Food Safety Advisory for AsureQuality. More >>
Good agricultural practise gets results
Tuesday, 23 September 2014, 4:25 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
A mix of livestock management and good old weather watching will ensure farmers get the best dry matter response and achieve the best in animal performance results from their fertiliser application. Warwick Catto, Science Strategy Manager at Ballance ... More >>
Kick start your career with Ballance
Friday, 19 September 2014, 12:20 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Ballance Agri-Nutrients is calling for applications to its 2015 agricultural and process engineering scholarship programme. More >>
New Ballance director brings new dimension
Thursday, 4 September 2014, 11:48 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Ballance Agri-Nutrients has appointed Genesis Energy Chief Executive Albert Brantley as a new independent director to its board. More >>
Ballance delivers record breaking performance
Wednesday, 30 July 2014, 5:30 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Rural sector confidence has translated into record revenue and sales volumes for farm nutrient co-operative Ballance Agri-Nutrients, leading to a record $78.9 million distribution to shareholders. More >>
New model predicts pasture response to nitrogen
Monday, 28 July 2014, 4:33 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
A new model that can more accurately predict pasture responses to nitrogen is now available for farmers throughout the country. More >>
Ballance signs up record shareholders
Monday, 14 July 2014, 3:48 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Ballance signs up record shareholders A record number of farmers from around the country have secured shareholdings in Ballance Agri-Nutrients in time to receive a rebate on their fertiliser purchased from the farm nutrient co-operative in September ... More >>
Award winning farmers quick to adopt technology
Friday, 11 July 2014, 11:41 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Early adoption of the Ag Hub farm management software was an ingredient for success in a Tikorangi dairy farming operation, described by judges as an outstanding example of best dairying practise, winning the 2014 Taranaki Ballance Farm Environment Awards. More >>
Ballance appoints Mark Wynne as incoming Chief Executive
Tuesday, 8 July 2014, 12:08 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Ballance Agri-Nutrients has appointed Mark Wynne to succeed outgoing Chief Executive, Larry Bilodeau, on his retirement in September. Mr Wynne has extensive experience in agri-business, including 20 years in the dairy industry, eight of them in senior ... More >>
Sustainable farming protects economic skeleton
Wednesday, 2 July 2014, 10:35 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Agriculture is not only the backbone of our economy, it is also its entire skeleton, Ballance Agri-Nutrients Chairman David Peacocke told the Ballance Farm Environment Awards national sustainability showcase last week. “To support our economy’s ... More >>
Ballance hits half way in product innovation programme
Tuesday, 10 June 2014, 12:16 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Ballance Agri-Nutrients has reached the half-way mark in its $19.5 million programme under the Ministry for Primary Industries’ Primary Growth Partnership (PGP). More >>
Ballance drops fert prices again
Friday, 30 May 2014, 9:53 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Ballance has again reduced prices on most major plant nutrients, passing on purchasing savings to benefit shareholders and customers. The changes take effect today, 30 May 2014. General Manager Sales Andrew Reid said that high global inventory levels ... More >>
Good nitrogen uptake whatever the weather
Thursday, 1 May 2014, 11:40 am | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Recent rain has been welcomed by farmers, but an eye on the weather is all important to ensure that nitrogen fertiliser applied to the soil is retained for pasture growth rather than being lost to the atmosphere. Despite good rainfall, farmers shouldn’t ... More >>
$10 million upgrade to deliver feed when needed
Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 2:04 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
$10 million upgrade to deliver feed when needed Farmers purchasing animal nutrients from SealesWinslow will have better access to feed at times of peak demand, with a $10 million upgrade underway to increase production at its manufacturing facilities. ... More >>
Support to build winter feed with urea price drop
Friday, 11 April 2014, 2:31 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
As the dry summer conditions ease, a drop in urea prices by Ballance Agri-Nutrients will be welcomed by farmers looking to build up feed reserves to meet stock requirements over winter and early spring. Ballance dropped the price of urea from $695 to $645 ... More >>
