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Dairy Farmers Claim Gordon Stephenson Trophy For 2014
Friday, 27 June 2014, 10:55 am | Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Canterbury farmers Mark and Devon Slee have won the National Winner title in the 2014 Ballance Farm Environment Awards. Their win was announced at the New Zealand Farm Environment (NZFE) Trust’s National Sustainability Showcase in Christchurch ... More >>
Environmental Forum Helps Farmers Promote Positive Change
Friday, 30 May 2014, 10:47 am | Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Some of New Zealand’s leading sheep and beef farmers had the opportunity to sharpen their leadership skills at a recent Environmental Leadership Forum in Wellington. More >>
Gordon Stephenson Trophy Winners Study Tour South America
Wednesday, 28 May 2014, 10:59 am | Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Intensive arable agriculture in South America still has some way to go to catch up to New Zealand, says a leading Canterbury farming couple. Craige and Roz Mackenzie, National Winners of the 2013 Ballance Farm Environment Awards, recently returned ... More >>
Earnscleugh Orchard - Otago Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Monday, 14 April 2014, 10:12 am | Ballance Farm Environment Awards
An industry leading Central Otago orchard with a long term sustainability focus has won the Supreme title in the 2014 Otago Ballance Farm Environment Awards. Wayne McIntosh, manager of Earnscleugh-based McIntosh Orchard Ltd, received the Supreme award at ... More >>
Diverse Farming Business - Southland Farm Environment Awards
Friday, 11 April 2014, 11:50 am | Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Kaiwera farmers Andrew and Heather Tripp, Nithdale Station Ltd, have won the Supreme title in the Southland Ballance Farm Awards for the second time. The Tripps were announced Supreme winners of the 2014 Southland Ballance Farm Awards (BFEA) at a ... More >>
Tihoi Farmers Win Waikato Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Wednesday, 9 April 2014, 11:41 am | Ballance Farm Environment Awards
A unique and innovative approach to farming in an environmentally sensitive area has earned Tihoi beef farmers Mike and Sharon Barton the Supreme title in the 2014 Ballance Farm Environment Awards. More >>
Tikorangi Farm Wins Taranaki Ballance Farm Environment Award
Friday, 4 April 2014, 10:47 am | Ballance Farm Environment Awards
A high-achieving Tikorangi dairy farming operation, described by judges as an outstanding example of best dairying practise, is the inaugural winner of the 2014 Taranaki Ballance Farm Environment Awards. More >>
Northland Ballance Farm Environment Awards: Dairy Operation
Thursday, 3 April 2014, 2:07 pm | Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Okaihau dairy farmers Roger and Jane Hutchings are the Supreme winners of the 2014 Northland Ballance Farm Environment Awards. Judges described the Hutchings’ 680-cow business in the Bay Of Islands, Lodore Farm Ltd, as a very sustainable high-input ... More >>
Diverse Family Business Scoops Supreme Award
Friday, 21 February 2014, 1:22 pm | Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Muriwai farmers Rob and Sandra Faulkner and Bruce and Jo Graham have been named Supreme winners of the 2014 East Coast Ballance Farm Environment Awards. More >>
Good Environmental Management No Add-On
Thursday, 28 November 2013, 11:06 am | Ballance Farm Environment Awards
“Sustainability must be built into everyday farming, not bolted on”, was one of the key messages delivered to agribusiness and industry leaders by Canterbury farming ambassadors Roz and Craige Mackenzie. More >>
Ballance Farm Environment Awards Up and Running In Taranaki
Wednesday, 28 August 2013, 12:06 pm | Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Awards-facilitator, the New Zealand Farm Environment (NZFE) Trust, has formed a partnership with the Taranaki Regional Council to bring the highly successful competition to the Taranaki region. The agreement was finalised in August 2013, meaning Taranaki ... More >>
Awards Recognise ‘People-Focus’ On Wairarapa Farm
Monday, 19 August 2013, 11:47 am | Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Even though they won three category awards in their first time in the Ballance Farm Environment Awards, Jim and Marilyn Law know there is still plenty of work to be done on their coastal Wairarapa farm. More >>
Keep-It-Simple Approach to Dairying Pays Off
Wednesday, 14 August 2013, 12:01 pm | Ballance Farm Environment Awards
King Country sharemilker Dean Marshall says there is nothing flashy about the way he farms. “I’m not a high-tech farmer. I just concentrate on getting the basics right.” More >>
Farm Environment Awards Help Equity Managers Build Knowledge
Monday, 12 August 2013, 11:31 am | Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Otago dairy farmers Terry and Jacqui Carr are always looking for ways to increase their farming knowledge. Equity managers for the Argyll Dairy Farm Partnership, the Carrs regard farming competitions as a good way to benchmark themselves against other ... More >>
Farm Environment Comp Confirms Berry Growers on Right Path
Monday, 5 August 2013, 2:47 pm | Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Entering the Ballance Farm Environment Awards provided Bay of Plenty orchardists Ben and Heidi Rosewarne with the perfect opportunity to review the direction of their business. More >>
Ballance Farm Environment Awards Inform and Inspire Farmer
Thursday, 1 August 2013, 3:14 pm | Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Returning to the family farm five years ago was an in-the-deep-end experience for Waikato farmer James Bailey and his wife Ella. ‘Momona’, a 440ha (effective) Tirau sheep and beef farm, had been in the Bailey family for five generations, so ... More >>
Farm Environment Ambassadors Study Marketing of NZ Produce
Wednesday, 15 May 2013, 12:48 pm | Ballance Farm Environment Awards
An industry-backed trip to Asia has given Otago farmers Blair and Jane Smith a deeper understanding of the challenges facing marketers of New Zealand meat and dairy products. More >>
Energetic Dairy Pioneers Win Supreme in Southland BFEA
Thursday, 11 April 2013, 9:53 am | Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Dairy conversion pioneers Abe and Anita de Wolde have been named Supreme winners of the 2013 Southland Ballance Farm Environment Awards. More >>
Dairy Business Wins Waikato Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Thursday, 4 April 2013, 9:53 am | Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Walton farmers Grant Wills and Karen Preston have scooped a string of awards in the 2013 Waikato Ballance Farm Environment Awards, including the highly coveted Supreme title. More >>
Family Dairy Operation Wins Supreme Title
Saturday, 23 February 2013, 12:58 pm | Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Tauranga dairy farmers Dennis, Judith and Gordon McFetridge have been named Supreme Winners of the 2013 Bay of Plenty Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA). More >>
