The Experts

From farm to furniture: adding value to strong wool

9 August 2021

At the small windswept costal settlement of Ākitio, south-east of Dannevirke, a generational farming family is embracing a new direction for their crossbred wool by supplying New Zealand-owned manufacturer Big Save Furniture. Ravensdown visited the Ramsden family on the iconic Moanaroa Station to find out how their wool is transitioning from farm to furniture.

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The Experts

Growing the demand for New Zealand wool

9 August 2021

It’s an industry in crisis, yet Hawke's Bay woolgrower and New Zealand chairman of the global Campaign for Wool initiative, Tom O’Sullivan, believes there is a brighter future for home-grown wool.

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The Experts, Videos

SIDE 2021

20 July 2021

At their recent conference held in Ashburton, South Island Dairy Event (SIDE) ran a workshop on strategies to work with the N-190 cap. The workshop offered an opportunity to hear about N-190 policy expectations, while also exploring strategies to improve on-farm efficiency and reduce N fertiliser use. Ravensdown’s Chief Scientific Officer Ants Robert joined host Hugh Jackson to talk science around soil and fertiliser management along with guest speakers Carina Ross (DairyNZ Policy Advisor) and V

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The Experts

Pastoral N limits 2021 - 2022

19 May 2021

With the implementation of nitrogen rules from the Essential Freshwater Policy Package edging closer, one of the most important things a dairy farmer can do to comply is keep reliable records for all solid and liquid N fertiliser applications on their properties (excluding effluent applications). Kicking this record keeping into gear will also be beneficial when creating a Farm Environment Plan – which all farmers may be expected to have in place by 2025.

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