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OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
With just six weeks until spring the two major fertiliser companies have dropped their prices on fertiliser nutrients.
FERTILISER CO-OP Ravensdown has called time on its money-losing Western Australian operation, five years after launching this first trans-Tasman venture.
An programme aiming to develop precision fertiliser application for hill country will get government funding through the Primary Growth Partnership.
Increasing yields in all areas of agricultural production have helped farmers to maintain profitability in the face of ever-increasing input costs.
RAVENSDOWN’S NEW chief executive Greg Campbell says he’s looking forward to refreshing the farmer-owned cooperative’s strategy.
Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd backs the move by Ravensdown and Ballance Agri-Nutrients to voluntarily suspend sales and use of Dicyandiamide (DCD) treatment on farm land until further notice.
Greg Campbell has taken over from long-serving CEO Rodney Green as head of the billion-dollar farmers' co-operative, Ravensdown.
OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
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