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New Mata store means more fertiliser choice for Northland
Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 2:34 pm | Ravensdown
Northland farmers now have more choice and better service when it comes to choosing fertiliser after last night’s opening of a new storage facility in Mata just south of Whangarei. More >>
Southland Demo Farm water data starts to stream
Wednesday, 30 May 2012, 2:25 pm | Ravensdown
After a successful installation of some innovative new testing technology, continuous real time information on the Southland Demonstration Farm’s (SDF) stream is now flowing in. More >>
Ravensdown water quality wows
Monday, 30 April 2012, 9:53 am | Ravensdown
Ravensdown’s Hornby fertiliser manufacturing facility has been awarded the prestigious ‘Return on Environment (ROE)’ award by GE Corporation (Water and Process) for making significant improvements to the cooling water quality at its sulphuric acid ... More >>
Winter blocks can be at more risk of nitrate leaching
Monday, 23 April 2012, 10:46 am | Ravensdown
It’s a familiar picture of winter grazing. Groups of cows feeding on narrow ‘breaks’ of winter forage crops. What’s not so obvious is the potential for nitrogen (N) losses from these activities. Wet, cold soils, pugging and winter rain increases ... More >>
Co-operative calls for a fair deal on animal health products
Wednesday, 18 April 2012, 1:48 pm | Ravensdown
Ravensdown is calling for a fairer deal for farmers on animal health products and is determined to disrupt the drench, dips and mineral market with its aggressive pricing. The strategy according to Ravensdown CEO Rodney Green is to deliver proven ... More >>
1000th student enrols on nutrient management course
Monday, 26 March 2012, 3:42 pm | Ravensdown
MEDIA RELEASE 26th March 2012 1000th student enrols on Massey’s sustainable nutrient management course Outlook for Ravensdown is Rosie Ravensdown Account Manager, Rosie McLeod of Balclutha is the 1000th student to sign up for Massey University’s popular ... More >>
New territory manager for Ravensdown agrochemicals
Monday, 12 March 2012, 10:44 am | Ravensdown
Twenty years of experience in rural agribusiness, particularly involving agricultural chemicals, has been a good background for one of Ravensdown’s new faces – Dan Pavey. More >>
New pastures now have broadleaf weed control from Ravensdown
Monday, 5 March 2012, 11:51 am | Ravensdown
Ravensdown has recently launched a new herbicide to the market for the control of broadleaf weeds in new pasture. Pasture Guard Elite targets seedling buttercups, thistles and other broadleaf weeds. More >>
Ravensdown regrassing roadshows criss-cross country
Monday, 27 February 2012, 1:33 pm | Ravensdown
Hundreds of farmers from across the country attended February’s Ravensdown regrassing seminars to share their thoughts on pasture renewal. A series of 34 seminars from the Dunsandel Hotel to the Dargaville Rugby Club Rooms focused on fine-tuning the ... More >>
Ravensdown backs UN Year of the Co-op
Monday, 16 January 2012, 2:42 pm | Ravensdown
Farmer-owned Ravensdown has kicked off the year by becoming an official sponsor to the UN International Year of Co-operatives. As one of the largest of the rural co-operatives in New Zealand, it was a natural choice for the farm input specialists according ... More >>
Future Foundations For Ravensdown Growth Are In Place
Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 5:50 pm | Ravensdown
Shareholders of Ravensdown Fertiliser were told “foundations for the future growth of the co-operative have been firmly established” at the annual meeting of the co-operative in Nelson yesterday (September 27). More >>
Ravensdown forms strategic partnership with Cropmark Seeds
Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 10:38 am | Ravensdown
Ravensdown Fertiliser Co-operative has entered into a strategic partnership with Cropmark Seeds Limited to deliver performance improvements from a range of high performance cultivars and specialist knowledge to its shareholders. More >>
Ravensdown Delivers Outstanding Result
Wednesday, 10 August 2011, 1:59 pm | Ravensdown
During a year in which Ravensdown Fertiliser Co-operative firmly established itself as a significant trans-Tasman supplier of major farm inputs, it delivered a pre-tax operating profit of $71.6 million for the financial year ending May 31, 2011, up ... More >>
Ravensdown Purchases Farm Equipment Manufacturer C-Dax
Monday, 1 August 2011, 11:33 am | Ravensdown
Ravensdown Fertiliser Co-operative has purchased innovative and specialist agricultural manufacturer C-Dax Limited for an undisclosed sum. More >>
Take action now to avoid a spring hill-country deficit
Tuesday, 7 June 2011, 1:16 pm | Ravensdown
The 2011 autumn has seen many farms with the best feed covers for a number of years. But farmers are being reminded how decisions made now can affect the outcome at the other end of winter when feed covers aren’t likely to be as good. More >>
Service expanded to hill country farmers
Wednesday, 1 June 2011, 12:31 pm | Ravensdown
Ravensdown has expanded its aerial sowing business to ensure hill farmers continue to have access to a local service backed with technology. Taumarunui Aerial Co-operative invited a number of New Zealand aerial business to make an offer for the business. ... More >>
New NZ product rapidly knocks down lice in sheep
Wednesday, 18 May 2011, 10:56 am | Ravensdown
Lice can be a costly problem for New Zealand sheep farmers - with a heavily infested fleece returning nearly a quarter less than a normal fleece. More >>
Scholarship removes financial stress
Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 12:24 pm | Ravensdown
The financial stress of university has been removed for Monica Schwass - the latest recipient of the Hugh Williams Ravensdown Memorial University Scholarship. More >>
Accelerate grass growth in colder months
Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 9:23 am | Ravensdown
Farmers can accelerate grass growth by up to 51% in colder months using a gibberellic acid, according to new industry trials. More >>
There’s gold in that there superphosphate – Clarendon Gold
Monday, 28 March 2011, 9:42 am | Ravensdown
For the first time in 70 years a New Zealand fertiliser will feature local phosphate rock. Ravensdown is launching a new superphosphate blend using phosphate rock from the Clarendon deposit at Milton, south of Dunedin. More >>