Farmers and growers need to rattle their dags for this year’s Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA), with entries closing on October 31.

Unwavering focus on supporting farmers and the evolution of farming led to Ballance Agri-Nutrients’ 4% jump in pre-tax profit to $72.5 million, the cooperative says.

When dealing with calf feed products it is important to read the labels, go online or ask your supplier for instructions and information, says Natalie Hughes, nutrition and quality manager at SealesWinslow.

Nutrient supplier Ballance Agri-Nutrients has posted an annual gross profit of $72.5 million, 4% better than last year’s result.

Ballance Agri Nutrients’ farm environment planning tool MitAgator last month won the Smart Farming Award at the South Island Agricultural Field Days at Kirwee.

Anti-farming lobby Greenpeace has been ordered to take down billboards it had erected around the country accusing fertiliser companies Ballance and Ravensdown of polluting rivers.

Farmers and growers are being encouraged to enter this year’s Ballance Farm Environment Awards. 

Farmers and growers are being encouraged to enter the Ballance Farm Environment Awards for 2018-19. 

Two Ballance Agri-Nutrients farmer-elected directors are stepping down this year.

Shareholders of farm nutrient supplier Ballance Agri-Nutrients will pocket an average rebate of $4,500 this Friday.