News

From the Paddock to the Packet

Published: 01/02/2012

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. ... More

Regrassing roadshow

Published: 25/01/2012

Make sure you learn about best practices for autumn pasture renewal in your region. ... More

Ravensdown add Barber's Pole drench to range

Published: 20/01/2012

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. ... More

Ravensdown backs UN Year of the Co-op

Published: 16/01/2012

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. ... More

Sunburned stock is face of wider problem

Published: 11/01/2012

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. ... More

Ravensdown invests in new Balclutha store

Published: 09/12/2011

Over 200 local farmers and representatives from the agriculture sector attended the opening of Ravensdown’s purpose-built store in Balclutha on Wednesday night. ... More

Pricing update - December 2011

Published: 05/12/2011

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. ... More

Latest publications

Published: 01/12/2011

The spring of 2011 started extremely well. We had very high demand for fertiliser from you and what is encouraging is the amount of fertiliser being purchased by our sheep and beef farmers. This resulted in very strong August/September sales. Our focus over the remainder of the spring and the coming autumn is to make sure we have got the fertilisers you need, and you can help us with this by making sure you tell us your needs. ... More

C-Dax - 2011 Innovators Award

Published: 08/11/2011

An innovative invention co-developed by Massey University and C-Dax capable of lifting the stock carrying capacity of dairy farms by as much as 7 percent has won the agricultural and environmental category at the 2011 Innovators Award. ... More

Cropmark Seeds Announcement

Published: 04/10/2011

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. ... More

Future foundations for Ravensdown growth are in place

Published: 29/09/2011

Shareholders of Ravensdown Fertiliser were told “foundations for the future growth of the co-operative have been firmly established” at the annual meeting of the co-operative in Nelson on 27 September. ... More

Where there's a Will there's a way

Published: 28/09/2011

After three days of intense competition, Will Grayling was named the 2011 National Bank Young Farmer champion. ... More

Investment in C-Dax

Published: 27/09/2011

I am very excited to announce that Ravensdown has purchased the assets of C-Dax. ... More

Ravensdown delivers outstanding result

Published: 10/08/2011

During a year in which Ravensdown Fertiliser Co-operative firmly established itself as a significant trans-Tasman supplier of major farm inputs, it delivered a pre-tax operating profit of $71.6 million for the financial year ending May 31, 2011, up 260% on 2010’s result. ... More