The Experts

Smarter urea means farmers can buy less nitrogen

28 February 2019

Choosing products coated with a special urease inhibitor is one way for farmers to reduce the total amount of purchased nitrogen needed on farm.

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Advice

Stop slugs munching your profit margin

18 February 2019

In the last few planting seasons we have seen favourable conditions for slugs, and if favourable conditions occur again this autumn, slug populations will quickly bounce back from the hot and dry summer and pose a risk to autumn-sown crops and grass.

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Environment, The Experts

Dairy effluent treatment system is good news for water quality

11 February 2019

New research conducted by Lincoln University on Ravensdown’s ClearTech® farm dairy effluent (FDE) treatment system in Canterbury has shown the system could have significant environmental benefits for river, lake and groundwater quality.

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The Experts

Masters graduates balance environmental research and farm experience

22 January 2019

Two graduates of the Ravensdown Development programme have recently completed their Masters studies working on Ravensdown and Victoria University’s Land Utilisation Capability Indicator (LUCI) model and its on-farm applications.

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