Be afraid
OPINION: Your old mate hears some of the recent uptick in farmer confidence has slipped since the political polls started…
Fertiliser co-op Ravensdown this week paid out an interim rebate of $20/tonne to farmer shareholders.
Ravensdown chief executive Greg Campbell doesn’t want the co-op to be labeled “a fertiliser business and a polluter”.
Not many chief executives would happily advocate for sales of their products to go down, but Greg Campbell, head of the fertiliser co-op Ravensdown, wants just that.
The red meat sector is too commodity-focused and must move further up the value chain, says Silver Fern Farms chairman Rob Hewett.
Lincoln University student, Sarah Lockhart, is this year’s recipient of the Ravensdown Hugh Williams Scholarship.
More precise aerial fertiliser spreading has already proven to give greater environmental gains than blanket topdressing, says fertiliser company Ravensdown.
Mackenzie Country high country farmer Andrew Hurst has not stood still since he took over the lease of two adjoining farms four years ago.
Mackenzie Country high country farmer Andrew Hurst has not stood still since he took over the lease of two adjoining farms four years ago.
Fertiliser co-op Ravensdown says some of its stores have been affected by the series of earthquakes this morning.