Displaying items by tag: Ballance
How farmers make spring count
OPINION: Spring is a critical season for farmers – a time when the right decisions can set the tone for productivity and profitability throughout the year.
Ballance Kapuni plant hit by gas supply issues
Fertiliser co-operative Ballance has written down $88 million - the full value of its Kapuni urea plant in Taranaki - from its balance sheet in the face of a looming gas shortage.
Urea plant faces forced closure over gas supply
One of New Zealand’s largest fertiliser plants could be forced to shut down for four months as uncertainty looms over gas supply.
Businesses chip in to help farmers
Banks and rural businesses are chipping in to help farmers in Southland and Otago.
Fert co-op reduces debt, slashes inventory levels
When Kelvin Wickham stepped into the chief executive's role at Ballance Agri-Nutrients one year ago, it was more challenging than he had expected.
No-frills fert on offer
Ballance Agri-Nutrients has launched SimplyFert, an ex-hub and therefore lower-cost offering said to give its shareholders choice and flexibility for purchasing nutrients.
Co-op offers fixed price N pilot
Ballance Agri-Nutrients is offering fixed price nitrogen to farmer shareholders from September.
Lower sales hit revenue, profit
Lower sales affected fertiliser co-operative Ballance's revenue and gross profit for the last financial year.
New brand identity for feed company
Recognising how nutrition can limit or optimise the productivity of livestock is crucial to the future of the dairy industry, according to SealesWinslow general manager Grant Jackson.
Ballance earnings, profit tumble
Fertiliser co-operative Ballance’s revenue and gross profit tumbled last year as the co-op prioritised passing on price and cost savings to customers through the year.
