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One response to the tightening economic circumstances for many dairy farmers is to look at how they can reduce the amount of feed they buy in for their cows.
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Deciding what nutrients to put on your lifestyle or small holding may seem daunting, but we are here to help.
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Using a spray-out to help control weeds is a well-established practice, even when cultivation is used during seedbed preparation.
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Today's farmers are quickly coming to grips with technology and there are numerous farm management tools out there to assist with the implementation of a soul fertility strategy.
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Maximising pasture production this autumn is more important than ever. Express® (gibberellic acid), applied in conjunction with nitrogen is a useful tool to stimulate extra pasture production, particularly once temperatures start to drop in autumn.
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Silt deposits from the Northland floods have left some parts of the region looking like a desert.
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Temperamental spring weather can play havoc with weed and pest control. When applied alone, many glyphosate products require up to six rain-free hours to take effect.
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A Ravensdown-sponsored study by AgResearch, of highly invasive tutsan (Hypericum androsaemum), has found there is no quick-fix when it comes to controlling and eradicating the weed.
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There’s been a bit of noise in the market recently around coated urea that can reduce volatilisation - the process where nitrogen is lost to the atmosphere rather than available to the plant.
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A potential “double whammy effect” for farmers engaged in whole-farm testing is emerging from a study carried out by Analytical Research Laboratories (ARL).
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It is estimated that farmers spend about $45 million each year controlling brushweeds.
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Farmers Weekly editor Bryan Gibson was last night announced as the 36th winner of the Ravensdown Agricultural Communicator of the Year award.
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Ravensdown has today shown its commitment to the future of New Zealand farming by uniting with Government and leading New Zealand agribusinesses to address the challenge of climate change and sustainability.
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Ravensdown trials new source of Australian phosphate rock to help provide certainty for NZ farmers (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new
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Most Ground Effect readers will be well acquainted with the reasons that New Zealand’s primary producers lead the world, optimising productivity while striving to safeguard long-term sustainability.
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A major new research programme launched today in parliament promises to further reduce the environmental impact of New Zealand agriculture, with naturally occurring soil fungus shaping as a new hero, assisting farmers with more efficient nitrogen use.
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Ravensdown announces today that it has achieved government co-funding to accompany the co-operative’s investment to install a biomass combustor at its Dipton lime quarry. Locally supplied wood fuel will replace coal in the lime-drying process – an important part of preparing the naturally occurring soil conditioner for use by Southland farmers and growers.
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New Ravensdown Chair to focus on pathways to progress (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],
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Scholarship win a boost for South Canterbury student - Tim Sheed Ravensdown Hugh Williams Memorial Scholarship recipient 2022
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Taranaki farmer and former Ravensdown employee, Mike Davey is the co-operative’s newest shareholder-elected director, announced at yesterday’s 2021 annual meeting.
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