Government to co-fund Ballance’s $25 million Future Ready Farms programme. The Ministry for Primary Industries will invest more than $10 million into the five-year programme from the Sustainable Food & Fibre Futures (SFF Futures) fund.

Helping farmers and growers take care of their mental health is as important to Ballance Agri-Nutrients as the health and safety of our own team, that’s why we are a founding partner of the Surfing for Farmers programme.

Agrecovery is a rural recycling programme that allows farmers and growers to dispose of their unwanted agrichemical drums and containers, agrichemicals, seed, feed and fertiliser bags, and used motor oil.

The finalists in the inaugural Ahuwhenua Young Māori Grower Award 2020 have been told that one of the big challenges facing Māori is increasing the number of young Māori into leadership roles in the horticultural sector.

Dani Darke, one of six candidates vying for a spot on Ballance Agri-Nutrients Board of Directors, was announced as the successful North Ward candidate at the 2020 Annual shareholders meeting (AGM).

Make sure you have your say in the future performance of Ballance by voting in this year’s director election.

If you are registered to vote in Ward N and have received your voting paper, please follow this link to the voting site. You will be asked to enter your unique PIN and password found on your voting paper.

For assistance please phone the Election Helpline: 0800 666 935.

As a co-operative, supporting you and your community is at the centre of everything we do. You can read more about what we’ve achieved over the past year in our Annual Review here.

This year Ballance shareholders will receive a $45/Tonne* rebate, which we hope, goes some of the way to recognise the value of what we’ve achieved together in the past year.

Ballance Agri-Nutrients reputation and great farmer-led culture were just some of the reasons why Auckland based IT professional, David Healy, wanted to join the team.

Farmers through-out New Zealand are facing feed shortages this winter going through to early spring. Extreme weather events, floods in the south and drought in the east and north, have had an impact on winter crops.

Ballance wanted to fill the gap by providing a series of free webinars sharing insights and knowledge from experts about the value of catch and cover crops

Your annual Nutrient Summary and survey information is now available to view and download on your MyBallance account.

There are parts of the country that have been dealing with devastating drought over the past few months, and while the rain may not be far away, the effects are ongoing and have been heart breaking for many.

Ballance Agri-Nutrients Limited Chairman David Peacocke, is stepping down as a Director in September 2020 at the Annual Shareholders Meeting. Duncan Coull has been elected as the new Chair by the Board of Directors taking up the post after the ASM.

Ballance Agri-Nutrients and Hiringa Energy welcome government support for a world-first green energy project