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Farmer-owned fertiliser co-op Ravensdown is riding out the dairy downturn better than feared.

Fertiliser co-op Ravensdown has used the opening of a new item of plant in Christchurch to announce two big financial sweeteners to its shareholders.

Thirty three of the nation's top dairy farmers will be heading to Wellington to vie for the three top titles.

Winners' field day goers witnessed the spectacular scene of more than 75 cars snaking through the back tracks of Omarama station.

Global fertiliser prices are slumping – good news for cash-strapped farmers.

Ever wondered why your fodder beet has gone yellow?

A combination of unusual conditions has bothered sheep farmers Hamish and Alastair Craw on their Banks Peninsula farm, Longridge Agriculture Ltd, for 10 years, says Ravensdown.

Neil and Dot Smith are a far cry from the days of when they had to walk their cows for two days to get to their winter grazing.

A Rangitikei farming family is able to look to the future with certainty, having secured a 25-year controlled land use consent.

Fertiliser maker Ballance says it will continue to absorb the impact of a weaker New Zealand dollar and hold prices for most major nutrients through December.