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2011 Media Releases
Leadership Promoted At Dairy Environment Forum
Southland Farm Development Wins Approval of Farm Environment Award Judges
Otago Family Turns To Ballance Farm Environment Awards for Sustainability Advice
2011 Annual Report Marks a Good Year for Farm Environment Trust
Urban Move Doesn’t Stop Northland Couple’s Quest for Rural Sustainability
Award-Winning Wairarapa Farm Heads Down Right Track
Culverden Couple Enter Ballance Farm Environment Awards To Enhance Knowledge
Ballance Farm Environment Awards Set Sustainability Benchmark for BoP Farmers
Otago Couple Enjoy Second Attempt at Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Carefully Planned Conversion Proves Winner for Southland Couple
Horizons Farmer-Conservationist Backs Ballance Farm Environment Awards
East Coast Farmer Enjoys First Taste of Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Former Waikato Winners Laud Benefits of Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Northland Ballance Farm Environment Awards A Great Learning Experience, Says Past-Winner
BoP Farmers Enjoy Benefits of Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Manawatu Family Benefits From Ballance Farm Environment Awards Experience
Wairarapa Sheep Cheese Venture Enjoys Benefits of Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Entries for 2012 Ballance Farm Environment Awards Open Soon
Award-Winning Hawke’s Bay Dairy Farmers Stand Up For Their Industry
Canterbury Couple Inspired By Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Another New Sponsor Joins Ballance Farm Environment Awards
National Title-Winning Farmers Have ‘X-Factor’, Farm Environment Competition Judge Says
Inaugural National Farm Environment Award Winners Named At Sustainability Showcase
National Winner Continues ‘Pass-It-On’ Legacy of Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Farm Foresters Need Certainty, Says NZFEA Trust-MAF Scholarship Report
Top Farm Environment Trophy Honours Awards Pioneer
Top Farmers Named In 2011 Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Landcorp Farm Wins Supreme Award In 2011 Otago Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Waimea Valley Farmers Win Top Award In 2011 Southland Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Wairarapa Dairy Farmers Win Supreme Title in 2011 Greater Wellington Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Outstanding Arable Operation Earns Top Title in Canterbury Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Meticulous Orchard Operation Supreme Winner in Northland Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Hawke’s Bay Farmers Win Supreme Title In First East Coast Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Progressive Family Partnership Claims Supreme Title in 2011 Waikato Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Model Dairy Operation Wins Top Title in Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Enterprising Kiwifruit Orchardists Collect Top Title in 2011 BoP Ballance Farm Environment Awards
2010 Media Releases
Simplicity Key to Ballance Farm Environment Award-Winning Southland Farm
South Otago Farmer ‘Rapt’ With Farm Environment Awards Experience
Farm Environment Award Trust Has Big Plans For 2011
Waikato’s Third-Time-Lucky Ballance Farm Environment Award Winners Encourage Farmers to Get Entries In
Northland Ballance Farm Environment Awards Promote Idea Sharing
Entering Ballance Farm Environment Awards a Good Move, Say Martinborough Viticulturists
Horizons Farmer Encourages Others to Get Involved With Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Top Canterbury Farmers Highlight Benefits of Ballance Farm Environment Awards
BoP Farmers Get More Than Expected Out Of Farm Environment Awards
Farm Environment Awards Dish Up Great Info for Otago Farmer
Waikato Winners Call for Others to Enter Farm Environment Awards
East Coast Farming Leader Welcomes Farm Environment Awards
Farming Leader Calls For Entries for East Coast Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Southland First-Timers Surprised by Farm Environment Awards Win
New Partnership Promotes Sustainable Farming
Wairarapa Sharemilkers Lap Up Farm Environment Awards Experience
Persistence Pays Off For Repeat Entrants in BoP Farm Environment Awards
Horizons Couple Boosted By Farm Environment Awards Success
Northland Farmers Enjoy Farm Environment Awards Experience
Canterbury Farmer Highlights Benefits of Farm Environment Awards
Farm Environment Competition to Showcase Best of East Coast Farming
Inaugural National Winner Features In 2011 Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Beef + Lamb New Zealand Backs Farm Environment Awards
Showcase Event Honours 2010 Farm Environment Award Winners
East Coast Region Joins Farm Environment Awards
Top Farming Operations Honoured In 2010 Farm Environment Awards
Coastal Farmers Collect Top Farming Award
Sound Management of Steep Land Earns Top Farm Environment Award
Family's Hard Work Recognised with Top Farm Environment Award
Magnificently Presented Farm Earns Top Farm Environment Award
Diversified High Country Farm Scoops Supreme Environmental Award
Successful Family Partnership Wins Top Farm Environment Award
Couple's Passion and Commitment Rewarded with Supreme Farm Environment Award
Diverse Farming Enterprise Earns Top Environmental Award
2009 Media Releases
Dairy forum fosters environmental leadership
Farm Environment Award Trust Welcomes Good Farm Stories
Rotorua to Host Environmental Farm Leaders of the Future
MAF Scholarship Winner Puts Lucerne Back On the Radar
FarmKeeper Prize Offered To Farm Environment Award Winners
Farm Environment Trust Earns Business Accolade
Farm Environment Awards 'Set Seed' For Improved Sustainability
Farm Environment Competition Proves Rewarding For Southland Family
Farm Environment Competition Worthwhile Experience for Farming Latecomers
Farm Environment Award Endorses Strong Sheep Performance
Farm Environment Award Feedback Inspires More Tree Planting
Farm Environment Awards Highlight Pride in Land, Says Judge
Environment Awards Put Tihoi Farmers On Right Track
Competition Helps Canterbury Farmer Improve Water Management
Otago Farmer Enjoys Feedback From Environment Award Judges
Take a stand for sustainability, enter the BFEA
Southland Farmer Learns From Farm Environment Award Experience
Award-Winning Dairy Farmers as Environmentally Enthusiastic as Ever
Farm Environment Award Trust Saddened by Sponsor's Last-Minute Withdrawal
Northland Farmers Enjoy Supportive Atmosphere of Environment Awards
First-Time Farm Environment Awards Entrant Surprised By Big Win
Win Surprises First-Time Farm Environment Award Entrants
BoP Farm Environment Award Winners Urge Others to Enter
Farm Environment Award Winners Encouraging Other Growers to Enter
Farm Environment Award Nice Bonus for Diverse High Country Operation
Farmers Urged To Enter 2010 Farm Environment Awards
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Simplicity Key to Ballance Farm Environment Award-Winning Southland Farm
Jack and Julie BallamDespite collecting several category awards in the 2010 Southland Ballance Farm Environment Awards, Southland dairy farmers Jack and Julie Ballam believe they...
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South Otago Farmer ‘Rapt’ With Farm Environment Awards Experience
Neville and Bernadette LeslieFarmers shouldn’t let a difficult season discourage them from entering the Otago Ballance Farm Environment Awards, says Hillend farmer Neville Leslie.He...
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Farm Environment Award Trust Has Big Plans For 2011
2010 was another successful year for the New Zealand Farm Environment Award (NZFEA) Trust and its flagship event, the Ballance Farm Environment Awards. But...
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Waikato’s Third-Time-Lucky Ballance Farm Environment Award Winners Encourage Farmers to Get Entries In
Waikato Winner Gray Baldwin and Sharemilker Hamish PuttSouth Waikato dairy farmer and consultant Gray Baldwin is a big believer in the old adage of “If...
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Northland Ballance Farm Environment Awards Promote Idea Sharing
Northland Forest Manager John RobinsonThe Ballance Farm Environment Awards provide a great forum for people from different primary industries to exchange ideas on environmental sustainability,...
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Entering Ballance Farm Environment Awards a Good Move, Say Martinborough Viticulturists
Clive Paton and Phyll PattieThe team at Ata Rangi vineyard and winery almost didn’t enter the Ballance Farm Environment Awards because they felt they...
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Horizons Farmer Encourages Others to Get Involved With Ballance Farm Environment Awards
David, Maureen and Cameron SmithThe Ballance Farm Environment Awards are a great source of information for farmers wanting to learn more about sustainable and...
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Top Canterbury Farmers Highlight Benefits of Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Michelle and Nick WardThe Ballance Farm Environment Awards help to correct perceptions that arable farmers are mismanaging soil and water resources due to the...
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BoP Farmers Get More Than Expected Out Of Farm Environment Awards
Jens and Min Wulff Bay of Plenty dairy farmers Jens and Min Wulff take huge pride in their Ngawaro farm, but they had no...
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Farm Environment Awards Dish Up Great Info for Otago Farmer
David Smith and Sarah RitchieEast Otago farmer David Smith entered the Ballance Farm Environment Awards to find out how to improve the long term...
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Waikato Winners Call for Others to Enter Farm Environment Awards
The Brown FamilyThe family that took out the Supreme title in this year's Waikato Ballance Farm Environment Awards is urging other farmers to enter...
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East Coast Farming Leader Welcomes Farm Environment Awards
Hamish Cave - Provincial PresidentGisborne-Wairoa Federated FarmersThe East Coast Ballance Farm Environment Awards are a very welcome addition to the region's rural calendar, says...
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Farming Leader Calls For Entries for East Coast Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Mike Petersen, Beef + Lamb New Zealand ChairmanHawke’s Bay farmer and Beef + Lamb New Zealand chairman Mike Petersen is encouraging East Coast farmers...
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Southland First-Timers Surprised by Farm Environment Awards Win
Janine and Elliot KingWinning the supreme award in their first time in the Southland Ballance Farm Environment Awards came as a "real shock" to...
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New Partnership Promotes Sustainable Farming
Federated Farmers President Don Nicolson and NZFEA Chairman Jim CotmanThe New Zealand Farm Environment Awards (NZFEA) Trust has formed a partnership with Federated Farmers...
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Wairarapa Sharemilkers Lap Up Farm Environment Awards Experience
Bryce and Kylie BaronThe good news coming out of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards helps to dispel some of the negative perceptions urban people...
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Persistence Pays Off For Repeat Entrants in BoP Farm Environment Awards
Bruce and Tessa CalderThe Supreme winners of the 2010 Bay of Plenty Ballance Farm Environment Awards are urging farmers to enter the 2011 competition.Pikowai...
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Horizons Couple Boosted By Farm Environment Awards Success
Keith and Kim RileyThe Ballance Farm Environment Awards proved a highly motivating and rewarding experience for Manawatu dairy farmers Keith and Kim Riley.The Rileys...
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Northland Farmers Enjoy Farm Environment Awards Experience
Ken and Janine HamesNorthland farmers Ken and Janine Hames had their first bash at the Ballance Farm Environment Awards last year and were delighted...
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Canterbury Farmer Highlights Benefits of Farm Environment Awards
Roz and Craige MacKenzie The Ballance Farm Environment Awards play an important role in highlighting some of the positive and innovative things that are...
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Farm Environment Competition to Showcase Best of East Coast Farming
Bruce WillsThe 2011 Ballance Farm Environment Awards provide East Coast farmers with the perfect opportunity to show how much they care about environmental sustainability,...
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Inaugural National Winner Features In 2011 Ballance Farm Environment Awards
The announcement of a national winner will be a feature of the 2011 Ballance Farm Environment Awards.For the first time in the history of...
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Beef + Lamb New Zealand Backs Farm Environment Awards
Beef + Lamb New Zealand has thrown its weight behind the Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA) by sponsoring the Livestock Farm Award.New Zealand Farm Environment...
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Showcase Event Honours 2010 Farm Environment Award Winners
Bay of Plenty farmer John Mackintosh was named winner of the New Zealand Farm Environment Award Trust and MAF Study Scholarship at an event celebrating...
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East Coast Region Joins Farm Environment Awards
Farmers and horticulturists on the east coast of the North Island now have the opportunity to participate in the prestigious Ballance Farm Environment Awards.The New...
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Top Farming Operations Honoured In 2010 Farm Environment Awards
The Ballance Farm Environment Awards have wrapped up for another year, with leading farmers from eight regions recognised for their contributions to environmental sustainability.The awards...
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Coastal Farmers Collect Top Farming Award
George and Sarah Tatham with their children Poppy and Freddy Coastal Farmers Collect Top Farming AwardWairarapa farmers George and Sarah Tatham are the Supreme winners...
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Sound Management of Steep Land Earns Top Farm Environment Award
Northland Supreme Winners Brian and Gaye Simms Sound Management of Steep Land Earns Top Farm Environment AwardKaitaia dairy farmers Brian and Gaye Simms have been...
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Family's Hard Work Recognised with Top Farm Environment Award
Otago winners: David, Carol and Ronald Alderton Family's Hard Work Recognised with Top Farm Environment AwardAn astute and hard-working Waitahuna family has taken out the...
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Environmental Issues Here to Stay
Environmental issues associated with farming are here to stay, and farmers need to act now to prevent further government regulation, senior Ballance Agri-Nutrients’ speakers have...
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Magnificently Presented Farm Earns Top Farm Environment Award
Elliot and Janine King with Oliver and Myah 'Magnificently Presented' Farm Earns Top Farm Environment AwardWaimea Valley farmers Elliot and Janine King are the Supreme winners...
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Diversified High Country Farm Scoops Supreme Environmental Award
Canterbury Winners Dugald, Mandy and James Rutherford Diversified High Country Farm Scoops Supreme Environmental Award Hawarden farmers Dugald and Mandy Rutherford are the supreme winners of...
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Successful Family Partnership Wins Top Farm Environment Award
Tony, Coby, Barb, Tom, Tracy and Wynn Brown Successful Family Partnership Wins Top Farm Environment AwardA dairy farming operation described as "a real family affair"...
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Couple's Passion and Commitment Rewarded with Supreme Farm Environment Award
Horizons Winners Ken and Sue Ballantyne Couple's Passion and Commitment Rewarded with Supreme Farm Environment AwardAria farmers Ken and Sue Ballantyne are the supreme winners...
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Diverse Farming Enterprise Earns Top Environmental Award
BOP Winners Bruce and Tessa Calder and Tama Murray Diverse Farming Enterprise Earns Top Environmental Award Pikowai farmers Bruce and Tessa Calder are the Supreme Winners...
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