Press releases 2007
3 November 2007
Replace lost nutrients after silage harvesting
Summer is on its way, and many farmers have been utilising the warmer, drier weather to harvest silage. If you've just completed harvesting silage, Ballance Agri-Nutrients Technical Consultant Aaron Stafford says now's the time to consider replacing the nutrients removed from the soil during the process. Click here for more.
26 October 2007
Keep an eye out for beetles
Farmers should keep their eyes out for grass grub beetles in flight now and through to early December. The activity of grass grub beetles in flight at dusk and during the early evening will give a strong indication as to the likely risk of pasture infestation with grass grub larvae later in autumn. Click here for more.
24 September 2007
Spreaders become accredited for DCn
More than 70 groundspreaders are now accredited to apply Ballance Agri-Nutrients' granular nitrification inhibitor product, DCn, which research has demonstrated offers a simple way to reduce nitrous oxide emissions by up to 75% or more and reduce nitrate leaching by up to 32%, with the added bonus of increasing pasture growth in most situations.Click here for more.
19 September 2007
Ballance share value increase boosts returns to farmers
Ballance has increased its share value by 70 cents to $7.00, giving shareholders an additional $21 of value per 30 shares. Click here for more.
8 August 2007
How to meet the high demand for calcium and magnesium at calving
At the onset of milk production dairy and beef cows have increased requirements for magnesium and calcium. Click here for more.
30 July 2007
Soil tests a step in the right direction
Farmers who haven't yet booked their annual soil tests should do so as soon as possible, advises Ballance Agri-Nutrients Head of Agro-Sciences, Warwick Catto. Click here for more.
25 July 2007
Ballance achieves $41.8 million operating surplus and lifts share value to $7.00
Ballance Agri-Nutrients Limited, New Zealand's largest fertiliser co-operative, with revenues over $505 million, will boost returns to shareholders this year. Click here for more.
16 July 2007
Ballance celebrates ten years in the South
Ballance Agri-Nutrients is celebrating the tenth anniversary of the merger between Bay of Plenty Fertiliser Co-operative and the Southland Co-operative Phosphate Company. Click here for more.
13 July 2007
David Graham's speech to Sustainability Showcase
The Ballance Farm Environment Awards Sustainability Showcase was held in Queenstown on 13 July to celebrate the achievements of the participants and winners. Click here for more.
4 July 2007
Significant global fertiliser cost increases impact New Zealand farmers
As a result of the combined effect of soaring international raw material and shipping costs, Ballance Agri-Nutrients has today increased the price of its core fertiliser products. Click here for more.
23 May 2007
Unprecedented demand pushes urea price up
Over the past six months unprecedented worldwide demand for nitrogen fertilisers has been driving up the price of urea. Click here for more.
12 May 2007
Ballance and Ashburton Trading Society join forces to benefit local community
Ballance Agri-Nutrients and Ashburton Trading Society have joined forces to ensure local Society members have access to quality fertiliser products at competitive prices. Click here for more.
9 May 2007
Making the most of new grass
New Zealand has traditionally prided itself on its low-cost pastoral farming systems. Click here for more.
7 May 2007
Awards entrants challenged as farming enters new era of sustainability
This year's Ballance Farm Environment Awards entrants were expected to go above and beyond previous years' efforts as the farming industry enters a new era of sustainable farm management. Click here for more.
10 April 2007
Ballance announces $22 a tonne return
Ballance Agri-Nutrients has confirmed it will distribute a combined average rebate and dividend that will at least match the $22 per tonne paid out last year. Click here for more.
5 April 2007
Waikato farmers demonstrate commitment to sustainability at Ballance Farm Environment Awards
The Waikato farmers who won the region's Ballance Farm Environment Awards this year are ‘industry leaders in sustainable farming', and Ballance Agri-Nutrients Chief Executive Larry Bilodeau urges other farmers in the area to take the opportunity to learn from their practices. Click here for more.
5 April 2007
Ballance opposes tax on fertiliser and subsidising inhibitors
Ballance is strongly opposed to the options for a tax on fertiliser and the subsidising of nitrification inhibitors contained in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry's draft Sustainable Land Management and Climate Change Plan. Click here for more.
28 March 2007
Ballance geared up to support revised Code
Ballance is geared up to support the fertiliser industry's revised Code of Practice for Nutrient Management (2007). Click here for more.
22 March 2007
Ballance field day highlights benefits of nitrification inhibitors
Research undertaken by Dr Stewart Ledgard from AgResearch and presented at a field day in Rotorua, has clearly demonstrated the benefits of using Ballance's nitrification inhibitor product, DCn, to reduce nitrate leaching and nitrous oxide emissions as well as increase pasture growth. Click here for more.
16 March 2007
New Ballance manager comes armed with local experience
Ballance Agri-Nutrients is pleased to announce the appointment of Kim Harris for sales manager of the Hawke's Bay-Wairarapa region. Click here for more.
26 February 2007
Super Air opens new facilities near Taupo
Super Air has recently opened the latest in its series of all-weather hub-and-spoke airstrips, this one at Tutukau Road, some 10 kilometres north of Wairakei. Click here for more.
31 January 2007
Ballance scholarship winners gearing up for future in agriculture
Five young students from throughout New Zealand are gearing up for a future in the agriculture industry after receiving Ballance Agri-Nutrients scholarships this year. Click here for more.
18 January 2007
Ballance Agri-Nutrients deploys specialist nutrient budgeting team
With only five months to go before dairy farmers are required to complete a nutrient budget, Ballance Agri-Nutrients has employed a specialist team of eight people to assist shareholders to produce a nutrient budget. Click here for more.
