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Ballance Farm Environment awards - Latest News [Page 9]

Award Considered Tribute To Late Husband

Monday, 8 September 2008, 10:34 am | Ballance Farm Environment awards

Jo Lucas’s role as a judge for the Wellington Ballance Farm Environment Awards takes her to many different farms and sometimes throws up ideas she can apply to her own 1400 hectare sheep and beef farming operation. More >>

Farm Environment Contest Offers Outside View

Thursday, 4 September 2008, 11:44 am | Ballance Farm Environment awards

Sustainable farming practices and the use of specialty supply contracts helped Omarama farmers Richard and Annabelle Subtil win the PPCS Livestock Farm Award in the 2007 Canterbury Ballance Farm Environment Awards. More >>

Bush Preservation Wins Award For Akaroa Farmers

Tuesday, 2 September 2008, 10:35 am | Ballance Farm Environment awards

The preservation of native bush on their Canterbury farm earned Murray and Sue Johns a category award in the 2008 Ballance Farm Environment Awards. More >>

Passion For Kiwifruit Earns Environmental Award

Monday, 1 September 2008, 4:49 pm | Ballance Farm Environment awards

Bay of Plenty orchard manager Glenn Roberts started out in the Kiwifruit industry as a horticultural cadet 21 years ago and remains as passionate about Kiwifruit as he was back then. More >>

2009 Ballance Farm Environment Awards

Friday, 29 August 2008, 11:02 am | Ballance Farm Environment awards

Operating in eight regions, the annual contest promotes sustainable profitable land management and is organised by the New Zealand Farm Environment Awards (NZFEA) Trust. More >>

Competition Proves Rewarding For Galatea Farmers

Tuesday, 26 August 2008, 2:22 pm | Ballance Farm Environment awards

The desire to learn more led Bay of Plenty dairy farmers Stuart and Alison Paton to enter the Ballance Farm Environment Awards three years in a row. More >>

Award Recognises Family’s Environmental Work

Tuesday, 26 August 2008, 2:03 pm | Ballance Farm Environment awards

Entering the Canterbury Ballance Farm Environment Awards proved to be a very positive experience for the Wilson family of Hawarden. More >>

New Award Features in Farm Environment Awards

Thursday, 21 August 2008, 1:20 pm | Ballance Farm Environment awards

The 2009 Ballance Farm Environment Awards will feature a new category known as the Land and Life award. More >>

Farm Environment Trust Draws High Praise

Monday, 14 July 2008, 2:51 pm | Ballance Farm Environment awards

Winning the Supreme title in the 2006 Northland Ballance Farm Environment Awards opened a lot of doors for Far North beef farmer, Alec Jack. More >>

Farm Environment Competition Rewards More Winners

Wednesday, 14 May 2008, 9:14 am | Ballance Farm Environment awards

Organisers of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards are praising the high standard of entrants this year, with another string of Supreme winners honoured for their commitment to environmental sustainability. More >>

Drought Issue To Be Covered At Field Day

Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 10:48 am | Ballance Farm Environment awards

Coping with drought will be a hot topic at a Ballance Farm Environment Awards field day on May 6. The field day will be held on the King Country dairy farm of 2008 Supreme award-winners Derek and Marion Kloeten. More >>

Couple’s Exceptional Skill And Care Rewarded

Thursday, 24 April 2008, 10:01 am | Ballance Farm Environment awards

Exceptional skill and confidence implementing their vision for a 300ha beef breeding and finishing farm at beautiful Taupo Bay, in the Far North, have won the 2008 Northland Ballance Farm Environment Supreme Award for Lindsay and Erica Whyte. More >>

High Country Family Wins Top Environmental Award

Saturday, 19 April 2008, 12:09 am | Ballance Farm Environment awards

Wanaka farmers Richard and Sarah Burdon are the Supreme winners of the 2008 Otago Ballance Farm Environment Awards. More >>

Top Environmental Award For Gore Farmers

Thursday, 17 April 2008, 10:37 am | Ballance Farm Environment awards

The quest for “best practice” has earned arable farmers Earl and Vicki Dillon a string of awards in the 2008 Southland Ballance Farm Environment Awards. More >>

Strong Farming Partnership Earns Top Award

Friday, 11 April 2008, 10:02 am | Ballance Farm Environment awards

Mayfield farmers Mark and Nicky Morrow have been declared Supreme winners in the 2008 Canterbury Ballance Farm Environment Awards. More >>

King Country Dairy Farmers Win Top Award

Thursday, 3 April 2008, 3:42 pm | Ballance Farm Environment awards

An excellent all-round approach to sustainability has earned King Country dairy farmers Derek and Marion Kloeten the Supreme award in the 2008 Waikato Ballance Farm Environment Awards. More >>

Passion For Land Earns Harvey Family Supreme Award

Friday, 28 March 2008, 9:55 am | Ballance Farm Environment awards

A multi-generational passion for farming and the environment has earned a Martinborough family a top environmental award. More >>

Whakatane Farmers Win Top Environmental Award

Thursday, 6 March 2008, 10:46 am | Ballance Farm Environment awards

Whakatane sheep and beef farmers Chris and Antoinette Mountfort have been named Supreme winners of the 2008 Bay of Plenty Ballance Farm Environment Awards. More >>

Dry Season Doesn’t Deter Award Entrants

Thursday, 28 February 2008, 10:34 am | Ballance Farm Environment awards

Entrants in the 2008 Ballance Farm Environment Awards are putting on a brave face as they open up drought-affected farms to the scrutiny of the judges. More >>

Environment Leaders Join Sustainable Farming Fund

Thursday, 21 February 2008, 12:20 am | Ballance Farm Environment awards

Industry recognition of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards continues to grow, with a number of former competition entrants selected for the MAF Sustainable Farming Fund committee. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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