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Courier hikes force ARL price change
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Due to a fivefold increase in courier costs over the past three months, ARL has had to adjust its test pricing for the first time in over 10 years. To cover its new costs, changes will be made from 1 June 2020.
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Smarter fertilisers increase application window for ground spreaders
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At one of the busiest times of the year, it pays to be on the front foot when it comes to getting your nitrogen on. And one of the ways farmers can do this is by considering smart fertilisers over traditional urea products.
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Spring gains - clover and herb mixes
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Spring is a critical time for farmers. Lambs and calves are born which means pasture and crops need to be primed for optimal growth and support for milking mothers.
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Not all GPSs are equal
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Research at Massey University has shown that spreaders fitted with DGPS systems (Accurate to 20cm) reduce in field CV by 9-17% compared to no additional reduction for spreaders fitted with non-corrected GPS units.
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Two million tonnes of greenhouse gases up for grabs with minimal production hit
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Ravensdown’s recommendations to the Climate Change Commission focus on three specific solutions that can save two million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per year with minimal impact on agsector production.
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Global factors put supply and pricing under strain
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Along with much of the rest of the world, we are facing serious uncertainty due to disruptive international events and the wider ranging challenges they have sparked. Ravensdown's GM Supply Chain Mike Whitty provides an update on how our supply chain is adapting.
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A formidable combo: Liquid N and gibberellic acid
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When the timing is right, combining GA with your N fertiliser application is a smart way to improve the efficiency of nitrogen applications and stimulate pasture growth.
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Waterways crying out for nutrient management
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Most of us are under the impression that all of New Zealand has fertile soil that’s great for growing food. It’s more or less a fairy tale.
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Unique fertiliser blending plant pushes boundaries
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Twelve months after Ravensdown opened Australasia’s first Precision Blending Plant (PBP), the plant is exceeding expectations in terms of the quality of fertiliser mixes dispatched.
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Growing the demand for New Zealand wool
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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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Alternative Proteins as part of future farming: claim vs reality
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Provocative headlines are part of modern-day living, but what’s the truth when it comes to alternative proteins? In a recent paper, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Dr Ants Roberts and Mike Manning explored claims that dietary shifts will reduce climate change, finding that if veganism is the new future, not even the vegans would be better off.
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Environmental Report, 2018
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As a farmer-owned co-operative, we believe in the power of smarter farming to improve environmental outcomes, strengthen communities, deliver prosperity and ultimately lead to a better New Zealand.
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Coming to a sale yard near you
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Horses and farming have been anchors in Craig Wiggins’ life from a very early age, growing up on a family farm near the central North Island town of Raetihi.
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NZDIA 2019
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Maintain your super. Maintain your production.
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Maintaining nutrient application on-farm this spring is essential to optimising soil fertility, farm production and profitability so you can take advantage of high commodity prices. Despite the uncertainty we’re facing, now is not the time to pull back.
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Enhancing Hawke’s Bay ecological taonga
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Fertiliser production at Awatoto on the southern outskirts of Napier began in 1953 and became part of Ravensdown’s operations in 1987. Ravensdown has now committed to restoring a 2ha wetland ecosystem in Waitangi Regional Park, on the works southern boundary.
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Turning things around at Te Pohue Dairy
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After a chequered past, a Hawke's Bay dairy farm is back in the green in more ways than one.
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Water quality lessons
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An insight into the story behind a community, that turned their lake’s water quality around 5 years ahead of schedule.
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Elementary essentials #6: Calcium (Ca)
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The alkaline earth metal calcium (Ca) is the twentieth element in the periodic table and is one of the 19 elements essential for life in all higher plants and animals on planet Earth. Calcium is the fifth most abundant element in the Earth’s crust at 3% and the third most abundant metal.
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Planning for productivity: hitting the sweet spot
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As most farmers know, growing an optimal crop or pasture is a science – planning and attention to detail are needed to ensure both productivity and sustainability goals are met.
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