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Our Sustainability

Sustainability is about meeting the needs of today without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. We do this by driving efficiencies throughout our business and investing in science and tools that give us and our shareholders the capability required to optimise value from the land while minimising environmental harm.

Tukituki Apr 2020

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No room for complacency as Ravensdown manages biosecurity risk

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Biosecurity Week is a great way to start the discussion around how every member of society can play its part in protecting our borders from unwanted and potentially devastating pests.

Time to focus on fungicides for fodder beet

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With all the hard work that goes into establishing a fodder beet crop now firmly in the rearview mirror, focus turns to ensuring your crop can reach its full potential.

Determining the right selenium levels for livestock

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New Zealand-specific reference ranges for selenium (Se) in pasture and animal tissue have been established for nearly 20 years.

Ravensdown plans $630,000 for habitat restoration in Napier

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Ravensdown has announced plans for a proposed habitat restoration project in the Waitangi Regional Park next to its site in Napier. Over $630,000 will be invested by the farmer-owned co-operative to improve biodiversity by creating an area of permanent wetland adjacent to its Awatoto operations. As New Zealand’s largest superphosphate manufacturing site, the Napier operation supplies essential nutrients to the growers and farmers in the Hawke’s Bay Region and throughout the North Island. The two-hectare ecosystem will be the result of a partnership with Hawke’s Bay Regional Council which owns the land.

Wet soil threat

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To get the best out of soil for pasture production and the environment, air and water need to move freely in and out of the soil - between particles.

Essential needs delivered on farm

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We understand right now that maximising feed going into winter with capacity being reduced at the works is vital to you, as is ensuring the health of your animals. Ravensdown is ready and able to deliver all your essential needs on-farm such as Dash Annual Ryegrass, fertilisers, Express gibberellic acid, animal health products and Endure slug bait to protect your investment.

Podcast - Meat the need

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Have you ever heard how many people New Zealand farmers feed with what we grow here each year? It’s in the tens of millions.

Tukituki Spring 2020

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Plant Testing Archive

We have a range of plant analysis suites that will provide information essential to measuring and managing the health and productivity of your pasture, crops and animals.

Better Bags: Better for our planet and better for our customer’s bottom line

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The prize within sight

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Fertiliser Focus - Magnesium under the microscope

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All plants require magnesium to capture the sun's energy for growth and production through photosynthesis. ​All plants require magnesium to capture the sun’s energy for growth and production through photosynthesis. Magnesium acts as a phosphorus-carrier in plants, and is required for better root formation and thus for better nutrient and water efficiency in plants. Magnesium fertilisers suitable for application to pasture in autumn include Magnesium Oxide (MgO), Serpentine Super and Dolomite.

Superphosphate – phosphate with benefits

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New Zealand agriculture relies heavily on pasture legumes to increase and maintain the soil nitrogen (N) pool. It is the size and rate of turnover of this soil N pool that is often the dominant determinant in how much pasture a farm will be able to grow annually. Optimising the growth  and function of the legume to be able to fix N, requires a good supply of phosphorus (P) and sulphur (S), as well as other major and trace elements.

Ravensdown CEO takes out premier award

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Ravensdown’s Greg Campbell has been named the 2019 Primary Industries Chief Executive of the Year at the inaugural Primary Industries Awards.

Pasture Summit - Farming for Profit & the Environment

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Filmed on the dairy farm of shareholders Brett & Ruth Steeghs in Marotiri, it also includes technical analysis from Dr Ants Roberts, our Ravensdown Chief Scientific Officer. A south island perspective is provided by our Canterbury Dairy shareholders, Farmers Alistair Rayne and Greg Roadley.

Renewed focus on agronomy

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Our renewed focus on agronomy is a result of the growing need for sustainable agriculture.

Johanna Smith

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Johanna Smith, who is looking forward to starting the graduate programme from February, has been awarded one of only five ANZ Future Leader scholarships.

Connect, November 2018

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Strong start as your co-operative kicks into gear