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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.

Ravensdown returned savings of about $1.3 million to its farmers.

Ravensdown have won the Large Business Award at the 2015 Hawkes Bay Chamber of Commerce Awards.

Waikato farmer Brad Kilgour was so pleased with the Marco turnips he planted this year that he will double his planting this coming summer, says the supplier, Ravensdown.

Jeremy Klingender, technical agronomy manager at Ravensdown, on planning for dry conditions.

One response to tight economic circumstances for many dairy farmers is to look at reducing the amount of feed they buy in for their cows, says fertiliser co-op Ravensdown.

Former Federated Farmers president Bruce Wills is making a bid for a seat on the Ravensdown board.

Fertiliser cooperative Ravensdown continues to bounce back from the abyss, after its latest annual result and rebate announcement.