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Ballance Farm Environment awards - Latest News [Page 10]

Environmental Awards Set To Close Soon

Monday, 3 December 2007, 11:38 am | Ballance Farm Environment awards

Farmers in the Horizons, Northland, Southland and Otago regions still have time to enter the 2008 Ballance Farm Environment Awards. More >>

Farm Environment Award Brings Recognition

Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 4:29 pm | Ballance Farm Environment awards

Participating in the Southland Ballance Farm Environment Awards gave Andrew Speight the confidence to proceed with some of the ideas that were buzzing around inside his head. More >>

Water Quality Top Priority For Award Winners

Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 10:17 am | Ballance Farm Environment awards

The health of Lake Omapere has always been a key driver for environmental work done by Bruce and Helen Bell on their 108 hectare (83ha effective) dairy farm near Kaikohe. More >>

Farm Environment Award Apt Reward

Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 9:45 am | Ballance Farm Environment awards

Winning a major environmental award helped an equity-owned farming operation justify its long-term focus on farm sustainability. More >>

Winners Encourage Others To Support 08 Competition

Monday, 12 November 2007, 10:02 am | Ballance Farm Environment awards

John and Liz Chittock found their first experience as entrants in the 2005 Southland Ballance Farm Environment Awards such an enjoyable challenge, they decided to give it another go two years later. More >>

Northland Environment Award Entries Now Open

Wednesday, 7 November 2007, 10:39 am | Ballance Farm Environment awards

Entries for the annual Northland Ballance Farm Environment Awards have opened with a powerful recommendation to land owners to consider entering from the 2007 Supreme award-winner Evan Smeath. More >>

Farmers Deserve Pat On Back

Friday, 2 November 2007, 2:23 pm | Ballance Farm Environment awards

An award-winning farmer reckons farmers deserve more credit for the efforts they put into environmental sustainability. More >>

Sustainability Key Focus For Award-Winning Farmers

Friday, 2 November 2007, 2:01 pm | Ballance Farm Environment awards

Farm sustainability is a factor in just about every decision Otago dairy farmers Alistair and Josanne Megaw make. More >>

Worthwhile Experience For Organic Wine Grower

Monday, 29 October 2007, 12:41 am | Ballance Farm Environment awards

Winning an award in last year’s Otago Ballance Farm Environment Awards provided some nice recognition for organic wine producer Nick Mills, but that wasn’t the reason he entered the competition. More >>

Southland Farmers Demonstrate Environmental Values

Thursday, 25 October 2007, 9:31 am | Ballance Farm Environment awards

Environmentally-savvy farmers are being encouraged to take part in the 2008 Southland Ballance Farm Environment Awards. More >>

King Country Farmers Catch Environmental Bug

Tuesday, 23 October 2007, 10:32 am | Ballance Farm Environment awards

A need to reduce stock losses initially sparked Barrie and Jude Tatham’s interest in environmental protection work, but it didn’t take long for them to realise that fencing marginal land also made sound business sense. More >>

Ballance Farm Environment Awards Deadline Soon

Monday, 8 October 2007, 4:31 pm | Ballance Farm Environment awards

Farmers do not have to wait until everything is 100 per cent right on their farms before entering the awards. The judges see it as a work in progress and judge accordingly. More >>

Deadline looms for Farm Environment Awards

Friday, 5 October 2007, 3:49 pm | Ballance Farm Environment awards

Canterbury farmers are being strongly encouraged to enter this year’s Ballance Farm Environment Awards. More >>

Farm Judge EncouragesFarmers To Enter Awards

Thursday, 27 September 2007, 5:00 pm | Ballance Farm Environment awards

Farmers seeking an objective assessment of their environmental management should enter the Ballance Farm Environment awards, says a leading Waikato dairy farmer. More >>

Entries open for 2008 Ballance Farm Awards

Wednesday, 29 August 2007, 9:49 am | Ballance Farm Environment awards

Entries for the awards in the Canterbury region open on September 1, 2007 and close October 15, 2007. More >>

2008 Ballance Farm Environment Awards

Wednesday, 15 August 2007, 2:55 pm | Ballance Farm Environment awards

Regional entries for the 2008 Ballance Farm Environment Awards are starting to open and farmers are being urged to enter this popular event. More >>

Farmer Passion For The Land Highlighted

Saturday, 14 July 2007, 12:43 am | Ballance Farm Environment awards

It may have been Black Friday, but the passionate views expressed by some of the country’s leading farmers at a special function on July 13 suggest New Zealand agriculture has a very bright future indeed. More >>

Sustainability Showcase Unites Award Winners

Saturday, 30 June 2007, 1:45 pm | Ballance Farm Environment awards

Supreme winners of the 2007 Ballance Farm Environment Awards will get the royal treatment at a special Sustainability Showcase in July. More >>

Forum Helps Farmers Tackle Urban Growth Issue

Tuesday, 19 June 2007, 9:35 am | Ballance Farm Environment awards

The booming Queenstown district provides the backdrop for a forum that addresses the thorny issue of how urbanisation will affect farming practices in future. More >>

Farming enters new era of sustainability

Tuesday, 8 May 2007, 9:33 am | Ballance Farm Environment awards

This year's Ballance Farm Environment Awards entrants were expected to go above and beyond previous year's efforts as the farming industry enters a new era of sustainable farm management. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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