Displaying items by tag: Ballance
Northland growers show how it’s done
In two weeks the supreme winner of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards will be named at a ceremony in Invercargill.
Calf rearing skills in high demand
When Lisa Hicks and partner Graham Sorensen opted for a career change in their early 40s they followed their passion for farming, reports feed maker SealesWinslow.
Southland host sustainability showcase
Southland is hosting the National Sustainability Showcase of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards for the first time at the end of this month.
Pile of awards for long-term sustainability
South Taranaki farmers Peter and Nicola Carver’s eye for long-term sustainability has won them top placing in the Taranaki Ballance Farm Environment Awards contest – and five other awards.
Report misses critical point – Guy
An OECD report missed a critical point in claiming NZ is reaching its environmental limits and criticising the government’s primary export targets.
Make lamb day a big deal
National Lamb Day should be in spring and as high profile as the annual Bluff oyster launch, a Helensville field day heard.
Ballance winners off to explore Irish scheme
Ireland's Origin Green initiative will be a focus of Richard and Dianne Kidd’s trip as national winners of the 2016 Ballance Farm Environment Awards.
From weekend farmers to regional winners
Pongaroa sheep and beef farmers Shaun and Tracie Baxter have won the Horizons Ballance Farm Environment Awards.
The ups and downs of 2016 – the year in review
Another year has almost passed us by – again – and it is time for the annual review of 2016 in the primary sector as seen by the Rural News editorial team.
Good records vital for managing nutrients
With dairy farms’ nitrogen reports for last season now in the mail, farmers are being prompted to work as hard on this season’s recording as they do on producing milk.
