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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 >>
Lifting the lid on pasture underperformance
Monday, 19 October 2015, 11:45 am | Ravensdown
The competitive advantage of New Zealand’s pasture-based system has been in the spotlight. But as any farmer knows, not all pasture was created equal. Getting pasture producing at its peak is all about the good old one-two punch: assessment then action. More >>
Plan A, B and C to cope with El Nino
Wednesday, 14 October 2015, 11:00 am | Ravensdown
You may have seen that NIWA are predicting an El Nino weather pattern this year. Already most you in the East Coast are noticing dryer than normal conditions for this time of year, dams are lower and creek levels are at a worrying low level. More >>
Serious savings from whole-farm soil testing
Wednesday, 7 October 2015, 10:22 am | Ravensdown
Whole-farm soil testing saves Taranaki farmer Hayden Lawrence about $15,000 on fertiliser each year. More >>
Winner of the Ravensdown-PKW scholarship
Monday, 28 September 2015, 10:55 am | Ravensdown
Alana Mako is this year’s deserved winner of the Ravensdown-PKW University Scholarship of $5,000 a year, granted for sons and daughters of the Maori Incorporation Parininihi Ki Waitotara (PKW) members. More >>
Early days but PGP trial farm excited by potential
Monday, 14 September 2015, 12:05 pm | Ravensdown
The opportunity to precisely manage a fertiliser analysis and application programme, on highly variable hill country, has East Otago farmer Rob Lawson excited. More >>
Farmers can cut nitrogen loss with new N-Protect
Monday, 7 September 2015, 9:49 am | Ravensdown
Farmers facing warm and dry conditions and who need to minimise losses of nitrogen into the air, have a new tool in the toolbox thanks to Ravensdown. More >>
Drought-fuelled pests threaten winter feed crops
Tuesday, 19 March 2013, 10:12 am | Ravensdown
As farmers across the country grapple with drought recovery plans and dry conditions, Ravensdown’s George Kerse Business Manager Agrochemicals is warning about the impact of insect pests on winter feed. More >>
Practical science to the fore at research workshop
Tuesday, 12 February 2013, 11:53 am | Ravensdown
With subjects incorporating terms like micronutrients, nutrient uptake, acidity, alkalinity, solubility and minerality, the order paper at the 26th annual Fertilizer and Lime Research Centre Workshop, which opens today at Massey University, reads ... More >>
Ravensdown Suspends DCD While Trade Issues Are Addressed
Thursday, 24 January 2013, 3:13 pm | Ravensdown
Ravensdown Suspends DCD While Trade Issues Are Addressed Ravensdown announces today that, with immediate effect, it is suspending the sales and application of its eco-n product which contains DCD. More >>
New tech can help farmers head off enforced regulation
Thursday, 27 September 2012, 8:35 am | Ravensdown
Farmers have an opportunity to put themselves ahead of the game regarding fertiliser application and avoid tough regulations being imposed on them, the annual meeting of Ravensdown was told in New Plymouth on Monday night. More >>
Farmers help design online tools to take pain from paperwork
Thursday, 20 September 2012, 1:56 pm | Ravensdown
Ravensdown has worked with farmers to develop new online tools to help take the pain out of farm paperwork. Farmers helped design the new features of the MyRavensdown secure website, so that documents like statements and invoices are shown the way ... More >>
Ravensdown first fertiliser company to break billion dollars
Tuesday, 31 July 2012, 1:59 pm | Ravensdown
Ravensdown, the 100% farmer-owned co-operative, has become the first NZ fertiliser company to surpass a billion dollars in revenue. The co-operative also helped shield shareholders from world price volatility for imports such as urea for a large part ... More >>
Ravensdown announces new CEO
Friday, 27 July 2012, 10:14 am | Ravensdown
Ravensdown, the 100% farmer-owned co-operative, has appointed Greg Campbell as the new CEO to replace chief executive Rodney Green when he retires on the 31st December 2012. More >>
Urea cargo dodges pirates to nourish NZ soils
Thursday, 12 July 2012, 3:15 pm | Ravensdown
Yesterday in Lyttelton unloading began for the latest shipment of granulated urea to be imported by Ravensdown, the Christchurch-based farmer-owned co-operative. Worth $820 per tonne at today’s prices, it is a lot cheaper than gold, but still attracts ... More >>
