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    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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    From farm to furniture: adding value to strong wool

  • 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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    Growing the demand for New Zealand wool

  • The Experts

    Ready. Select. Grow.

    27 July 2021

    The right nutrients at the right time – with both quick and sustained release nutrients, Nitrophoska® Select ensures that your crops start strong and keep growing.

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    Ready. Select. Grow.

  • 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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    SIDE 2021