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Getting smarter at growing grass
Monday, 17 February 2020, 9:25 am | Ravensdown
Trewithen is a 288ha farm with 1,100 cows in New Plymouth, owned by the Faull Family from Waitara. In his third season, sharemilker James Barbour takes us through the farm’s approach to nutrient management. More >>
Two sides to the Western Sahara story
Wednesday, 11 December 2019, 1:38 pm | Ravensdown
Farmer co-operative Ravensdown has granted access to Moller Park for a small group wanting to express their opinion about the arrival of legally sourced, essential phosphate rock in Dunedin. More >>
What lies beneath the surface? The pitfalls of facial eczema
Monday, 9 December 2019, 11:19 am | Ravensdown
Do you rely on visual cues to assess your stock’s health? Making animal health plans or decisions on this alone can be detrimental to your production when it comes to facial eczema. What lies beneath the surface can tell a very different story that ... More >>
New tool for farmers to measure their GHG
Friday, 29 November 2019, 12:11 pm | Ravensdown
Options for farmers have now broadened when it comes to managing their greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint on-farm. More >>
ClearTech a gamechanger for Canterbury dairy farmer
Monday, 18 November 2019, 4:51 pm | Ravensdown
A revolutionary dairy effluent treatment system is delivering enormous environmental benefits for Lincoln dairy farmer Tom Mason. More >>
Water intent supported while practical concerns remain
Tuesday, 5 November 2019, 9:28 am | Ravensdown
Nutrient management and environmental experts Ravensdown have delivered their submission to the government’s discussion document on “Action for healthy waterways.” More >>
Future of New Zealand agriculture in good hands
Monday, 14 October 2019, 9:35 am | Ravensdown
Smarter farming co-operative Ravensdown has launched a second intake to its development programme after an increasing number of talented applicants. More >>
New directors to help push for smarter farming
Tuesday, 17 September 2019, 11:03 am | Ravensdown
Agri-environment expert Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, farmer Nicola Hyslop and governance and e-commerce leader David Biland have joined Ravensdown’s board of directors, it was announced at the co-operative’s 2019 annual meeting in Lincoln. More >>
Ngāi Tahu Farming Ravensdown Scholarship opens doors
Thursday, 22 August 2019, 9:04 am | Ravensdown
Ravensdown are pleased to announce this year’s winner of the Ngāi Tahu Farming Ravensdown scholarship, Bayley Coster. More >>
Ravensdown to reinvest in innovation and environment
Tuesday, 13 August 2019, 3:07 pm | Ravensdown
Ravensdown has announced another good financial result with profit before tax and rebate from continued operations of $52 million (2018: $63m, 2017: $51m) for the year ending 31 May 2019. More >>
Know what’s under the surface
Thursday, 1 August 2019, 3:24 pm | Ravensdown
When it comes to managing fertiliser application, it makes sense to apply the right amount of nutrient to the right place at the right time. Ravensdown’s Precision Nutrient Management process helps give farmers an agronomic and economic advantage. More >>
Ravensdown takes big picture view on new carbon target
Monday, 22 July 2019, 8:29 am | Ravensdown
Declaring its first ever carbon target, Ravensdown is including the footprint of the products it supplies. The farm nutrient and environmental experts have calculated and committed to the 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target, to make a start ... More >>
Co-operation at the heart of Kiwi business
Friday, 5 July 2019, 1:00 pm | Ravensdown
As we celebrate the International Day of Co-operatives on 6 July, it’s worth pausing to consider the benefits of this way of organising a business. More >>
Ravensdown CEO takes out premier award
Tuesday, 2 July 2019, 8:32 am | Ravensdown
Ravensdown’s Greg Campbell has been named the 2019 Primary Industries Chief Executive of the Year at the inaugural Primary Industries Awards. More >>
ClearTech wins Fieldays innovation award
Friday, 14 June 2019, 9:46 am | Ravensdown
Ravensdown’s ClearTech dairy effluent treatment system which was developed in conjunction with Lincoln University has won a Highly Commended Award at the Fieldays innovation awards. More >>
Susan Murray wins Agricultural Communicator of the Year
Thursday, 13 June 2019, 1:58 pm | Ravensdown
Radio New Zealand’s Country Life producer and presenter Susan Murray has been named the 2019 Ravensdown Agricultural Communicator of the year. More >>
Scholarship winner passionate about precision agriculture
Tuesday, 30 April 2019, 10:35 am | Ravensdown
Ravensdown are excited to announce this year’s recipient of the Hugh Williams Memorial Scholarship, Tom Wilson. The Hugh Williams Memorial Scholarship was founded to commemorate the late Hugh Williams, a Ravensdown Director from 1987 to 2000. The ... More >>
Waterways crying out for nutrient management
Tuesday, 16 April 2019, 11:30 am | Ravensdown
Most of us are under the impression that all of New Zealand has fertile soil that’s great for growing food. It’s more or less a fairy tale. More >>
Smarter urea means farmers can buy less nitrogen
Wednesday, 27 February 2019, 2:09 pm | Ravensdown
Choosing products coated with a special urease inhibitor is one way for farmers to reduce the total amount of purchased nitrogen needed on farm. More >>
Stop slugs munching your profit margin
Monday, 18 February 2019, 3:05 pm | Ravensdown
In the last few planting seasons we have seen favourable conditions for slugs, and if favourable conditions occur again this autumn, slug populations will quickly bounce back from the hot and dry summer and pose a risk to autumn-sown crops and grass. More >>
