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Glyphosate 680 Dry™

Product

Glyphosate 680 Dry is a broad spectrum, high strength, water-soluble herbicide for non-selective control of many annual and perennial weeds.

Pasture Guard® Nurture

Product

A clover safe herbicide ideal for controlling seedling thistles and other broadleaf weeds in new pasture.

Christmas Operating Hours

Store opening hours over Christmas and New Year.

Endure®

Product

A bait for the control of slugs and snails in crops

Packaging stewardship

We are working to reduce packaging and identify better end-of-life options for our waste streams.

Sustainability

Services

Since joining the Climate Leaders Coalition in 2018, Ravensdown’s carbon reduction roadmap has been implementing some exciting projects. After setting our first carbon reduction target of 15% there has been a focused effort at Ravensdown to reduce coal consumption.  A roadmap for lime-related emissions reduction has been established, which represents the most significant area of progress towards Ravensdown’s climate targets.

Dolomite

Product

Primarily used for dairy farming as both a magnesium source and liming source. It is also used in some horticultural situations where magnesium and calcium inputs are required.

Compound Premium (SOP)

Product

Compound Premium (SOP) is a granular, compound fertiliser used extensively for avocados, grapes, lettuces, melons, cucumbers, peppers, and all crops under glass and home gardens.

Compound Starter

Product

Compound Starter is the ideal compound starter fertiliser for cereals, fodder beet, maize and vegetables.

Superphosphate and Kiwi soils

News

As New Zealand’s most widely used fertiliser, superphosphate is a key driver of pasture growth. The use of superphosphate and legumes has transformed many infertile soils into productive agricultural areas. The resulting economic prosperity over the decades can be measured in hundreds of billions of dollars.

Spreadmark Certification

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Spreadmark is a voluntary quality assurance scheme administered by Federated Farmers through the Fertiliser Quality Council to ensure that fertiliser is accurately applied.

Understand what you can do: making a plan for new intensive winter grazing regulations

News

New government regulations for intensive winter grazing come into effect on 1 November 2022. These were initiated to mitigate the effect of land use on groundwater and freshwater bodies such as lakes, rivers and streams.

Spring Snapshot

News

Here’s a snapshot of some smart thinking to support your productivity and sustainability goals for spring.

Nitrogen reporting now available in HawkEye

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Ravensdown’s nutrient management and mapping tool HawkEye is ready for dairy farmers to create their annual nitrogen report for regional councils.

ClearTech continues to reduce environmental challenges

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Greenpark Dairy farm is located 7km southeast of Lincoln on the Canterbury Plains, and 3.3km north of Lake Ellesmere.

Calculator helping red meat farmers understand farm emissions profile

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Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Calculator is one of the tools that has been developed to help farmers meet the sector’s commitment to reducing GHG emissions.

Ravensdown and Cropmark – partnership breeds success

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Ravensdown’s ability to bring you the best performing forage seed products available on the market today is based on a 10-year partnership with Cropmark Seeds Limited.

EcoPond demonstrating methane leadership on world stage

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As the COP Climate Change Summit concludes, a New Zealand farmer-owned co-operative has showcased new methane mitigating technology that the dairy sector can start using from today to reduce emissions.

Pastoral N limits 2021 - 2022

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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.

The importance of robust nutrient advice

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Without scientifically robust nutrient management advice, farmers’ livelihoods may be impacted. Ravensdown shareholders rightfully expect sound advice from us as it is part of the reason why the co-operative was formed by farmers in 1977.