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Fertiliser co-op Ravensdown says some of its stores have been affected by the series of earthquakes this morning.

The New Zealand farmer can be sure that in some years his income will be high and in others it will be low -- while costs keep climbing.

Thursday October 13 came and went without too much fuss (the birthday of Grantham girl Margaret Thatcher, the UK’s first female prime minister); for farming folk this date was more importantly Global Fertiliser Day.

Technology developed in Dannevirke is becoming disruptive in pasture grazing markets beyond New Zealand.

Farm dairy effluent is a natural, dilute liquid fertiliser.

Dairy farm effluent should be treated as a fertiliser, but carefully, because it is not a balanced fertiliser, being very high in potassium.

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

Amazone feriliser spreaders, well respected for many years, have won their maker a Machine of the Year Award at the recent Agritechnica show.

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.