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Dairy effluent treatment system good news for water quality
Tuesday, 12 February 2019, 11:49 am | Ravensdown
New research conducted by Lincoln University on Ravensdown’s ClearTech® farm dairy effluent (FDE) treatment system in Canterbury has shown the system could have significant environmental benefits for river, lake and groundwater quality. More >>
Ravensdown PGP gets new funding boost
Tuesday, 31 July 2018, 1:22 pm | Ravensdown
Ravensdown’s Primary Growth Partnership programme has been extended to cover more geographic areas with the aim that the research outputs will be valid for 90% of hill country in New Zealand. More >>
Ravensdown appoints new GM of Culture and People
Thursday, 10 May 2018, 1:18 pm | Ravensdown
Ravensdown has appointed Katrina Benedetti to the position of General Manager of Culture and People. More >>
Ravensdown smooths university path for Sarah
Tuesday, 7 March 2017, 1:32 pm | Ravensdown
Lincoln University student, Sarah Lockhart, is this year’s recipient of the Ravensdown Hugh Williams Scholarship. More >>
Technology allows 9% of fertiliser to be redeployed
Wednesday, 8 February 2017, 11:45 am | Ravensdown
More precise aerial fertiliser spreading has already proven it can deliver environmental gains compared to blanket topdressing, but now fresh research is emerging that it will improve the bottom line of New Zealand’s hill country farmers. More >>
Ravensdown appoints new regional manager
Wednesday, 18 January 2017, 9:33 am | Ravensdown
18 JANUARY 2017 - Ravensdown has announced George Williams (Ngāti Porou) will take over the role of Regional Manager Eastern North Island. More >>
Ravensdown Awatoto Works back to normal
Friday, 2 December 2016, 1:51 pm | Ravensdown
Plant operations have returned to normal today following yesterday’s fire at Ravensdown’s Napier Works. The site was handed back from the Fire Service at 7:20pm last night. All staff have returned to work and normal site operations have resumed. “The isolated ... More >>
Massive New Plymouth store to benefit farmers
Tuesday, 12 July 2016, 4:03 pm | Ravensdown
Farmers of the Central and Western North Island are to benefit from a $30 million Ravensdown investment in a new fertiliser storage and blending facility in New Plymouth. More >>
Incident at Ravensdown Hornby plant
Thursday, 16 June 2016, 4:08 pm | Ravensdown
An incident involving an independent contractor happened on site at Ravensdown’s Hornby manufacturing plant in Christchurch today (Thursday 16 June) at 9.30am. The contractor had been undertaking maintenance on a circuit breaker. More >>
Lowest urea price since 2007
Friday, 29 January 2016, 4:40 pm | Ravensdown
Farmers stand to benefit from a $50 per tonne saving for urea from 1st February, when Ravensdown will drop its prices. More >>
N-Protect plus irrigation equals certainty
Tuesday, 5 January 2016, 2:34 pm | Ravensdown
N-Protect plus irrigation equals certainty for the arable farmer If there was a way to guarantee that in the dry Canterbury plains rain would fall at exactly the right time and in the right amount, there’d be no need for a product like Ravensdown’s ... More >>
T-shirt competition launched to celebrate 30yrs
Wednesday, 30 December 2015, 11:07 am | Ravensdown
This year will be Ravensdown’s 30th year sponsoring the FMG Young Farmer of the Year. To celebrate the farmer owned cooperative is launching a national t-shirt competition. Greg Campbell, Ravensdown Chief Executive says the key to any long standing sponsorship ... More >>
Rare sheep conditions unites industry
Thursday, 24 December 2015, 12:27 pm | Ravensdown
Rare sheep conditions unites industry A combination of rare conditions has tormented sheep farmers Hamish, Annabel, Alastair and Sue Craw on their Banks Peninsula farm Longridge Agriculture Ltd for the past 10 years. Since 2004, the Craws have been ... More >>
Ravensdown’s spring super cap worth $1.3 million to farmers
Tuesday, 1 December 2015, 9:15 am | Ravensdown
The difference between the two superphosphate manufacturers’ web-listed price for customers buying super-based products between 1 September and 1 December has meant Ravensdown returned savings of about $1.3 million to its farmers. More >>
Napier team celebrates business award win
Thursday, 26 November 2015, 2:11 pm | Ravensdown
The Ravensdown team is celebrating its win at the Hawkes Bay Chamber of Commerce Awards where the farmer co-operative clinched the Large Business Award for 2015. More >>
Students’ essay could earn them $10 per word
Wednesday, 11 November 2015, 10:07 am | Ravensdown
The scholarship provides $5,000 per year for students looking to undertake an agricultural or horticultural degree. All the hopefuls have to do is submit a 500-word essay on “Agriculture/Horticulture in NZ: why tertiary study will assist both me and the ... More >>
The economics of growing maize silage on-farm
Tuesday, 3 November 2015, 9:51 am | Ravensdown
Multiple factors influence the economics of growing maize silage on-farm Maize silage grown on-farm is at its cheapest per kilo of dry matter in low pay-out years, reveals Ravensdown Agri Manager Bryce Fausett in a paper he is presenting to the New Zealand ... More >>
Ravensdown support for Young Farming tops three decades
Saturday, 24 October 2015, 1:45 pm | Ravensdown
At the national launch of the Young Farmer Contest, Deputy Chairman of Ravensdown Stuart Wright, paid tribute to all those who have entered, judged and supported the celebration of young farming over the years. More >>
Bruce Wills latest board member to bring value to Ravensdown
Wednesday, 21 October 2015, 10:11 am | Ravensdown
Bruce Wills latest board member to bring value to Ravensdown Ravensdown’s new director for the Eastern North Island, Bruce Wills, has attended his first board meeting as the co-operative plans for its busy early spring to continue. The former ... More >>
Entries open for the 2016 NZ Dairy Awards
Tuesday, 20 October 2015, 9:46 am | Ravensdown
Entries open for the 2016 NZ Dairy Awards Entries open today for the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards, and Ravensdown Chief Executive, Greg Campbell, says it is times like these that really set contestants and farm businesses apart. “The awards ... More >>
