 17 May 2012 -
Ravensdown is congratulating all the NZ Dairy Industry Awards entrants and saluting the winners honoured at the national awards ceremony over the weekend. - Read More
 Ultra Enhanced® perennial ryegrass has topped the total yield of the latest National Forage Variety Trial (NFVT®) Summary which was published this week. - Read More
 2 May 2012 -
Ravensdown is delighted to start another quarter century of support for agricultural leaders by sponsoring the National Bank Young Farmer contest. - Read More
 30 April 2012 -
Ravensdown’s Hornby fertiliser manufacturing facility has been awarded the prestigious ‘Return on Environment (ROE)’ award by GE Corporation (Water and Process) for making significant improvements to the cooling water quality at its sulphuric acid plant over the past three years. - Read More
 27 April 2012 -
It’s a familiar picture of winter grazing. Groups of cows feeding on narrow ‘breaks’ of winter forage crops. What’s not so obvious is the potential for nitrogen (N) losses from these activities. - Read More
 23 April 2012 -
Ravensdown is calling for a fairer deal for farmers on animal health products and is determined to disrupt the drench, dips and mineral market with its aggressive pricing. - Read More
 10 April 2012 -
Now is the time to use gibberellic acid to boost pasture growth as soil temperatures begin to drop, according to Ravensdown Agrochemical Territory Manager Nick Roulston. - Read More
 4 April 2012 -
Four new roles have been created within Ravensdown’s Customer Centre. The four Technical Representatives will field calls on a variety of topics from fertiliser and animal health to seed and agchem. - Read More
 26 March 2012 -
Ravensdown Account Manager, Rosie McLeod of Balclutha is the 1000th student to sign up for Massey University’s popular course on sustainable nutrient management. - Read More
 23 March 2012 -
Sarah Tait whose parents farm in Ashburton and Hamish Robinson from Southland were the joint winners of the annual Hugh Williams Ravensdown Memorial scholarship. - Read More
 15 March 2012 -
The deadline for the Ravensdown university scholarship for sons and daughters of Parininihi Ki Waitotara (PKW) members has been extended to the end of May 2012. - Read More
 7 March 2012 -
Ravensdown has recently launched a new herbicide to the market for the control of broadleaf weeds in new pasture. - Read More
 6 March 2012 -
Over four hundred farmers and sharemilkers from across Canterbury attended the first Lincoln University Dairy Farm Focus Day of the year. - Read More
 27 February 2012 -
Hundreds of farmers from across the country attended February’s Ravensdown regrassing seminars to share their thoughts on pasture renewal. - Read More
 07 February 2012 -
The latest addition to research into the nitrification inhibitor, eco-n, has shown a “highly significant” response to grass growth. - Read More
 As autumn approaches many of you will be considering your fertiliser needs for the months ahead, so price and availability are foremost on many minds..."
Read more from CEO Rodney Green, and our technical experts, in the latest Ravensdown Newsletter and accompanying Hot off the Press. - Read More
 01 February 2012
The 2011 Lincoln University Foundation South Island Farmer of the Year will hold a field day on their South Canterbury property in early March. - Read More
 Media release 20 January 2012.
Sheep farmers facing a Barber’s Pole worm problem have another tool in the toolbox thanks to Ravensdown’s launch of new Moximax® Sheep. - Read More
 Media Release - 16 January 2012
Farmer-owned Ravensdown has kicked off the year by becoming an official sponsor to the UN International Year of Co-operatives. - Read More
 Media Release - 11 January 2012
Ravensdown vet, Gavin Goble, points out the risks of Facial Eczema for North Island farmers and suggests some timely action. - Read More
 Media release - 08 December 2011
Over 200 local farmers and representatives from the agriculture sector attended last night’s opening of Ravensdown’s purpose-built store in Balclutha. - Read More
 Here at Ravensdown, our co-operative values compel us to continue securing competitive pricing for all our customers. Therefore prices for Urea and other fertiliser products will be maintained at the November price levels until being reviewed early next year. - Read More
 Ravensdown forms strategic partnership with Cropmark Seeds.
Ravensdown Fertiliser Co-operative has entered into a strategic partnership with Cropmark Seeds Limited to deliver performance improvements from a range of high performance cultivars and specialist knowledge to its shareholders. - Read More
After three days of intense competition, Will Grayling was named the 2011 National Bank Young Farmer champion. - Read More
 We’re installing the 1000th Ravensdown silo and are giving away an Air New Zealand Mystery Break for two. - Read More
 A $3m investment at Ravensdown’s Ravensbourne works will have environmental, productivity and cost-efficiency benefits. - Read More
 Ravensdown lent a forklift to Christchurch’s historic Arts Centre to help them move stones from these iconic buildings around the old university site following damage from the 22 February earthquake. - Read More
 South Otago will soon be serviced by a new purpose-built store at Balclutha giving more choice of product and much-improved handling. - Read More
 The 2011 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards winners all have great people around them, operate excellent farm systems and run profitable, sustainable businesses. - Read More
 The financial stress of university has been removed for Monica Schwass – the latest recipient of the Hugh Williams Ravensdown Memorial University Scholarship. - Read More
 There’s gold in that there superphosphate – Clarendon Gold. For the first time in 70 years a New Zealand fertiliser will feature local phosphate rock. - Read More
Dipton’s Castle Rock natural limestone outcrop will be officially protected by covenant thanks to the local community, Ravensdown and the Southland District Council. - Read More
Ravensdown is thrilled its eco-n patent has been upheld in the High Court at Auckland, securing this important agricultural environmental technology in New Zealand. - Read More
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