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Fertiliser co-operative Ravensdown says farmers bought 27% fewer products last financial year as prices soared.

Three candidates are vying for a South Island seat on the board of fertiliser co-operative Ravensdown.

OPINION: Think co-operatives and some of our biggest agribusiness companies – Fonterra, Zespri, Alliance Group, Silver Fern Farms, Farmlands, LIC, Ballance, Ravensdown and Tatua – come to mind.

Fertiliser co-operative Ravensdown recently received a delivery of low-carbon urea - a major step to lower its environmental footprint.

OPINION: As a co-operative, Ravensdown has a responsibility to monitor market and industry trends for farmers and growers.

Cash-strapped farmers are getting relief through a major drop in the price of key farm input - fertiliser.

Craigmore Sustainables is trialling new technology designed to reduce methane in effluent ponds, something the company claims is a first for the New Zealand dairy industry.

The success of Ravensdown’s new commercialisation subsidiary, Agnition, will be measured in results.

A drop in sales is forcing fertiliser co-operative Ravensdown to review its organisational structure and staffing level.

Ravensdown has launched a new commercialisation entity named Agnition to try and drive innovations needed by farmers and growers.