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Fertiliser co-op Ravensdown has posted a 2017-18 pre-tax profit of $63 million, up 24% on last year. 

Ravensdown’s Primary Growth Partnership programme has been extended so that research outputs will be valid for 90% of hill country. 

The move into the cooler seasons brings with it an unwanted guest – the sheep louse. 

Fertiliser co-op Ravensdown and Lincoln University have unveiled effluent technology that could lift the dairy sector’s effluent and water efficiency.

Good Autumn growth sets the scene for maximum growth rates in beef cattle post-weaning, but beware worms in pasture, warns Paul McKee, an animal health technical manager at Ravensdown.

Tough questions are confronting everybody involved in food creation in New Zealand. 

Nutrient efficiency is vital to Ravensdown as a component of smarter farming -- good for the bottom line and the environment.

Choosing the correct perennial ryegrass can be daunting when all sales reps are saying they have the best. 

Fertiliser co-op Ravensdown says its new blending plant and distribution centre in New Plymouth will change the way farmers receive and use products.

The nutritional importance of adequate levels of selenium in dairy cows is well documented. However, confusion often occurs with recommendations of up to 10 times higher not being uncommon.