2008 Media releases
Media releases for the NZFEA and BFEA for 2008 can be found here.
Ballance has today responded to questions about its key sponsorship – the Ballance Farm Environment Awards.‘We sponsor the awards because we believe in what they...
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An attack on Ballance’s sponsorship of the Farm Environment Awards is way off the mark, said New Zealand Farm Environment Award (NZFEA) Trust chairman Jim...
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Northland farmer Leonie Batt took a risk when she diversified into avocados in the early 1980s, but she was determined to keep farming after the...
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Making the finals of the 2008 Waikato Ballance Farm Environment Awards was a bonus for a couple who have thrived on the challenge of turning...
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Whangarei avocado growers Stephen and Samantha Wade, Lynwood Orchards, say the benefits of participating in the Northland Ballance Farm Environment Awards extend far beyond hanging...
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The Wells family entered the 2008 Northland Ballance Farm Environment Awards to find out how their horticultural operation, Natural Touch Ltd, was performing when...
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Greg Glover’s new role as chairman of the Farm Environment Award Trust Waikato sits nicely with his passion for promoting good business and environmental management....
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Four years after winning an environmental award, Wairarapa farmers Matt and Lynley Wyeth are continuing to improve the sustainability of their hill country farming operation...
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Entering the 2008 Southland Ballance Farm Environment Awards helped Drummond farmer Norman McLeish gain recognition for the efforts of his father and grandfather.These wetlands provide...
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Otago dairy farmer Philip Wilson and his family had a point to prove when they entered this year’s Ballance Farm Environment Awards. “Dairy farmers get...
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Otago viticulturist Andre Lategan says participating in the Ballance Farm Environment Awards was a thoroughly worthwhile experience. Andre, who manages an 80ha vineyard in the...
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Ian Easton’s involvement with the Ballance Farm Environment Awards as both an entrant and a judge helped him clarify his goals for the long term...
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Tree planting is a labour of love for Manawatu farmer Mike Bourke and he never expected to win an award for it.There’s a bit of...
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Ballance Agri-Nutrients Chief Executive Larry Bilodeau is encouraging all farmers to ‘get in behind’ the 2009 Ballance Farm Environment Awards and show urban New Zealand...
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Entries for the 2009 Waikato Ballance Farm Environment Awards opened on 1 October. Held in eight regions throughout the country, the awards celebrate people who...
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Competing in the Ballance Farm Environment Awards provided the Butson family with a valuable outside view of their High Country operation. The Butson’s passion for...
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Earl and wife Vicki won the Supreme award in 2008 and also took out the Hill Laboratories Harvest Award, Ballance Nutrient Management Award and the...
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Wanganui farmer Trevor Laird covers a fair bit of territory as a judge for the Horizons Ballance Farm Environment Awards. But it’s a job he...
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Award-winning Wairarapa sharemilkers Keith and Jo Dennis are successfully balancing high production with good environmental management. The couple, who run ‘Flaxburn’ - a Featherston farm...
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Two years after winning a category award in the Ballance Farm Environment Awards, Pikowai farmers Bruce and Tessa Calder are all set to enter the...
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LIC has stepped up its support of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards by offering a special prize for regional dairy farm winners. New Zealand Farm...
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The preservation of native bush on their Canterbury farm earned Murray and Sue Johns a category award in the 2008 Ballance Farm Environment Awards.The Johns,...
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Bay of Plenty orchard manager Glenn Roberts started out in the Kiwifruit industry as a horticultural cadet 21 years ago and remains as passionate about...
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It’s time to start preparing for the 2009 Ballance Farm Environment Awards. Operating in eight regions, the annual contest promotes sustainable profitable land management and...
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Entering the Canterbury Ballance Farm Environment Awards proved to be a very positive experience for the Wilson family of Hawarden.Their North Canterbury farming operation won...
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The desire to learn more led Bay of Plenty dairy farmers Stuart and Alison Paton to enter the Ballance Farm Environment Awards three years in...
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A trip to Europe gave environmental award winning farmer John Aspinall the opportunity to learn about sustainability issues facing his counterparts in the Northern Hemisphere.The...
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A key factor in the success of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards is the strong support provided by agribusinesses and Government agencies, says NZ Farm...
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Scholarship Winner To Study Sustainability Benefits Of Lucerne. Canterbury farmer David Ward is the inaugural winner of the New Zealand Farm Environment Award Trust (NZFEAT)...
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A few years ago the then President of Russia, Boris Yeltsin, was being interviewed about the state of the Russian economy. The reporter said to...
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A new scholarship will enable a farm environment award-winning farmer to undertake a major study on sustainable and profitable farming. The New Zealand Farm Environment...
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Organisers of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards are praising the high standard of entrants this year, with another string of Supreme winners honoured for their...
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One of Canterbury’s most environmentally sustainable farming operations will be on public view at a field day on Tuesday, May 27.Mark and Nicky Morrow,...
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Coping with drought will be a hot topic at a Ballance Farm Environment Awards field day on May 6. The field day will be held...
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New Zealand Farm Environment Award Trust Forms Key Partnership With FonterraFonterra has joined forces with the New Zealand Farm Environment Award Trust (NZFEA) to...
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Forty Years Hard Work Helps Whakatane Farmers Win Top Environmental AwardWhakatane sheep and beef farmers Chris and Antoinette Mountfort have been named Supreme winners...
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Dry Season Doesn’t Deter Farm Environment Award EntrantsEntrants in the 2008 Ballance Farm Environment Awards are putting on a brave face as they open...
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Farm Environment Leaders Join MAF Sustainable Farming Fund CommitteesIndustry recognition of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards continues to grow, with a number of former...
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