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Greater Wellington BFEA Regional Supreme Winners Announced

Friday, 5 April 2024, 5:22 am | Ballance Farm Environment Awards

All-round excellence in sustainability earns Andy and Gemma Phillips of Motumatai the Regional Supreme Award at the Greater Wellington Ballance Farm Environment Awards. More >>

Oromahoe Trust Named The Regional Supreme Winner At The Northland Ballance Farm Environment Awards

Thursday, 21 March 2024, 6:06 pm | Ballance Farm Environment Awards

The award recognises the significance of the Trust’s underlying mission, which is to protect and look after the land for future generations. More >>

BFEA Canterbury Regional Awards

Friday, 8 March 2024, 11:06 am | Ballance Farm Environment Awards

A diverse, multi-generational farming operation sees the Guild and Dunbar families of High Peak Station take out the Regional Supreme Award at the Canterbury Ballance Farm Environment Awards. High Peak Station has traditional farm roots, however it ... More >>

Otago Ballance Farm Environment Award Winners Announced

Wednesday, 5 April 2023, 7:38 pm | Ballance Farm Environment Awards

Continual improvement and guardianship sees Auldamor owners take out the Regional Supreme Award at the Otago Ballance Farm Environment Awards Steven and Kellie Nichol of Auldamor have been announced as Regional Supreme Winners at the Otago Ballance ... More >>

Entries For The 2023 Ballance Farm Environment Awards Are Now Open – Record Number Of Entries Sought

Friday, 23 September 2022, 6:42 am | Ballance Farm Environment Awards

Despite a challenging two covid-disrupted years for those running, entering, judging and celebrating the Ballance Farm Environment Awards, organisers are hoping for a record number of farmers to enter the 2023 awards. Entries are open until October ... More >>

2021/2022 Ballance Farm Environment Awards Programme To Proceed Nationally

Monday, 1 November 2021, 1:53 pm | Ballance Farm Environment Awards

Despite the interruptions of COVID-19, the New Zealand Farm Environment Trust is delighted to confirm that the 2021/2022 Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA) will proceed as planned throughout the country, including the new Catchment Group Award. ... More >>

National On-farm Judging To Showcase Environmentally Sustainable Farming And Growing Excellence Completed

Tuesday, 16 March 2021, 10:59 am | Ballance Farm Environment Awards

The on-farm judging of the Regional Supreme Award winners for the Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA) has recently been completed. Judges Warwick Catto and Jamie Strang travelled the length of the country from Kaeo in the north to Riverton in ... More >>

Calling New Zealand farmers and growers: your stories matter

Friday, 4 October 2019, 3:36 pm | Ballance Farm Environment Awards

Joanne van Polanen, Chair of the New Zealand Farm Environment Trust, says that ”Now more than ever, it is important that farmers and growers share their positive stories with others.” More >>

Diversified and innovative Whangarei orchard wins Awards

Friday, 29 March 2019, 3:52 pm | Ballance Farm Environment Awards

A Whangarei family growing raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, and green and gold kiwifruit have won the Northland Ballance Farm Environment Awards. More >>

Fourth generation farmers announced as Ballance Winners

Friday, 22 March 2019, 9:56 am | Ballance Farm Environment Awards

- Duncan and Tina Mackintosh, of White Rock Mains, are the 2019 Regional Supreme Winners for Canterbury - - The Mackintoshes are the fourth generation to farm the sheep, beef and dairy support property - - They show an admirable dedication to helping ... More >>

Hawke's Bay dairy farmers win the East Coast Ballance Awards

Thursday, 21 March 2019, 9:28 am | Ballance Farm Environment Awards

Genuine passion for environment, industry and community sees Hawke's Bay dairy farmers win the East Coast Ballance Farm Environment Awards More >>

Matamata dairy farmers win Waikato Ballance Farm Awards

Friday, 6 April 2018, 9:58 am | Ballance Farm Environment Awards

Matamata dairy farmers Rod and Sandra McKinnon, Oakstone Hinuera Ltd, have won the Waikato Ballance Farm Environment Awards. Their win was announced on Thursday night (April 5) at the Sir Don Rowlands Centre at Lake Karapiro. The McKinnons will host ... More >>

Kaipara Flats family operation wins Farm Environment Award

Thursday, 5 April 2018, 8:29 am | Ballance Farm Environment Awards

The Dill family from Kaipara Flats has won the 2018 Auckland Ballance Farm Environment Awards. Family teamwork and a multi-generational attachment to the land have created a successful and sustainable farming business with many environmental highlights ... More >>

Strong conservation values evident

Friday, 23 March 2018, 10:09 am | Ballance Farm Environment Awards

Manaia dairy farmers showing sustainable and appreciable biodiversity and conservation values have won the Taranaki Ballance Farm Environment Awards. Grant, Dinny and Leedom Gibbs from the Gibbs G Trust were announced supreme winners at the region’s awards ... More >>

Whananaki beef farmers win Northland Farm Environment Award

Thursday, 22 March 2018, 9:12 am | Ballance Farm Environment Awards

Whananaki beef farmers Greta and Craig Harman have won the Northland Ballance Farm Environment Awards. More >>

Dannevirke dairy farmers take top Awards

Friday, 16 March 2018, 8:39 am | Ballance Farm Environment Awards

Sustainability equals longevity and balance across the physical environment, business and people, say Dannevirke dairy farmers Andrew Hardie and Helen Long. The couple won the Horizons Ballance Farm Environment Awards on Thursday night (15 March) at ... More >>

Passion for dairy farming shows through

Thursday, 15 March 2018, 9:45 am | Ballance Farm Environment Awards

The Canterbury Ballance Farm Environment Awards have been won by a dairy farming company showing a fantastic level of passion, pride and promotion for its industry. David and Brenda Hislop, Mark Daly and Janet Girvan are partners in Medbury Farm ... More >>

Networking a bonus

Wednesday, 18 October 2017, 9:22 am | Ballance Farm Environment Awards

Meeting other entrants and finding out about the great work everyone else was doing were highlights of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards for Waikato finalists Peter and Karen West. More >>

Time to enter the Ballance Farm Environment Awards

Friday, 22 September 2017, 9:42 am | Ballance Farm Environment Awards

Don’t wait until you think you have the perfect farm to enter the Ballance Farm Environment Awards, say 2017 Southland finalists Derek and Bronnie Chamberlain. More >>

Charitable trust thrilled with Farm Awards involvement

Tuesday, 5 September 2017, 2:17 pm | Ballance Farm Environment Awards

Just to be a finalist was an absolute thrill for Gary and Adrienne Dalton and the Te Whangai Trust in this year’s Auckland Ballance Farm Environment Awards. More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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