Displaying items by tag: Ballance Farm Environment Awards

Saturday, 25 June 2016 09:50

Navigating farming change requires science

Ballance Agri-Nutrients chief executive Mark Wynne says the agri-business sector needs to make sure decisions are based around science and not just emotion.

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Sunday, 19 June 2016 10:48

New farmers win with high-tech processes

Up to 200 people recently attended a farm field day to hear the winning ways of South Canterbury sharemilkers Joe and Suz Wyborn.

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Tuesday, 19 April 2016 08:55

Fresh lamb

"People say it tastes different because I think it has not been stressed sitting around for hours waiting to be processed. We have had good feedback." says Kidd.

An initiative selling fresh spring lamb into Countdown supermarkets has been kicked off by Helensville farmer Richard Kidd.

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Saturday, 02 April 2016 15:55

Winners show how well it can be done

Geraldines sharemilkers Joe and Suz Wyborn are the supreme winners of the 2016 Canterbury Ballance Farm Environment Awards.

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Thursday, 31 March 2016 11:34

Helensville couple take first-ever Auckland Ballance award

"Environmental champions" Richard and Dianne Kidd are supreme winners of the inaugural Auckland Ballance Farm Environment Awards.

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Friday, 27 November 2015 09:28

Environment awards turns NZ green

Simon Saunders, chairman of New Zealand Farm Environment (NZFE) Trust.

With the agricultural sector facing many challenges, the relevance of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA) could not be greater, says organiser Simon Saunders.

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Sunday, 11 October 2015 12:00

More to competition than winning

Allan and Leeann Woodrow say winning is not the reason to enter farm environment competitions.

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Sunday, 30 August 2015 09:24

Awards recognise labour of love

Sandy and Ian Page, Land and Life Award winners.

Northland farmers Ian and Sandy Page say they thoroughly enjoyed entering the 2015 Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA) and would highly recommend it to others.

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Friday, 31 July 2015 09:56