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In your corner: how Ravensdown works to influence policy matters

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Policy. In the current climate, the word itself is enough to send shivers down New Zealand's rural backbone. But policy is unlikely to go away any time soon, so the best option for Ravensdown and other industry bodies is to take a stand to ensure sensible outcomes for our farmers. Ravensdown’s Environmental and Policy Manager Anna Wilkes and Sustainability Manager Allanah Kidd tell us how Ravensdown works in this space for the good of our shareholders and the farming community at large.

Nurturing developing roots for success

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With competition from pests and weeds, there is never a more important time to nurture pasture than during establishment.

Intense selection sifts out best varieties

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Terms like ‘high performance liquid chromatography, PCR testing and monoclonal anti-body immunoblot assays’ are not normally associated with the breeding of forage grasses and crops.

CEOs committed to change impact

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When 60 CEOs of large New Zealand companies recently committed to a transition to a low emissions economy, some environmentalists were wary.

It's all part of the process

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Entering competitions such as the Dairy Industry Awards and Young Farmer of the Year is all part of the farming process for West Coast dairy farmer Andrew Stewart.

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Ravensdown Shipping Services

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Our buying power, strong relationships, national storage, and production facilities means we can deliver the nutrients needed to nourish New Zealand soils.

Environmental

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Ravensdown Environmental Services are here to help with a wide range of farming and compliance needs.

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Elementary essentials #5: Magnesium (Mg)

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The alkaline earth metal, magnesium (Mg) is the 12th element in the periodic table and is one of the 19 elements essential for life in all higher plants and animals on Earth.

From the emerald isles to the land of the long white cloud

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Irish dairy farmer Denis Finnegan is no stranger to New Zealand’s pastures. After a backpacking trip in 2006 and an organised farm tour in 2008, Denis is back for the North Island Pasture Summit Conference on 26-27 November, as well as a three-week tour of New Zealand’s top dairy farms.

Mitigating the on-farm footprint

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When it comes to managing our environmental footprint on-farm, no ‘magic bullet’ solution exists, says Ngāi Tahu Farming’s General Manager of Dairy, Shane Kelly.

Soil health arable success

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At Greenmeadows in Leeston, David Birkett is a third-generation mixed arable farmer with a lasting love of soil. He does a three-year soil testing programme as a rotation around the farm and is also checking for organic matter as part of a new testing programme with Ravensdown.

Salt (Coarse)

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Salt is used as a fertiliser additive to increase pasture sodium levels for animal health purposes as well as a animal supplement to prevent and treat sodium deficiency in grazing livestock.

HawkEye

Introducing HawkEye, a map-based software that helps farmers make smarter decisions for better farm and environmental outcomes.

Waikato University student awarded PKW-Ravensdown scholarship for 2022

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PKW and Ravensdown congratulate this year’s recipient of the PKW-Ravensdown scholarship, Starsha Bird.

Ravensdown Rocks with Shed Solution

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2024 Director Elections

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