Jacques and Vanessa Le Prou of Java Farm have been announced as the Regional Supreme Award winners at the Taranaki Ballance Farm Environment Awards in New Plymouth this evening. The Le Prous are striving for a sustainable farming operation that is profitable while also providing them with the time to raise their four young children. […]
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A commitment to continual improvement sees dairy farmers Greg and Gail Mitchell take out the Regional Supreme Award at the East Coast Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Greg and Gail Mitchell of Mitchell Dairy Farms have been announced as the Regional Supreme Award winners at the East Coast Ballance Farm Environment Awards this evening. The couple started dairy farming in 1996 and formed the current business seven years later. In 2014, they relocated to Patoka to oversee the redevelopment of High Road […]
Glenbrook kiwifruit growers Brett and Fenella Wheeler of BFG Kiwi take out the Regional Supreme Award at the Auckland Ballance Farm Environment Awards
An approach that blends technology, knowledge and signals from nature has seen Brett and Fenella Wheeler take out the Regional Supreme Award at the Auckland Ballance Farm Environment Awards in Ellerslie this evening. Since 2015, the couple has been running BFG Kiwi Ltd – a 22ha property that spans two orchards, with 13ha of the […]
Passionate young dairy farmers Andrew and Vicky Booth of Jade Dairies take out the Regional Supreme Award at the Northland Ballance Farm Environment Awards
A tremendous passion for farming,and sharing this passion with their local community has earned Andrew and Vicky Booth the Regional Supreme Award at the Northland Ballance Farm Environment Awards in Whangarei this evening. The Booths are helping to bridge the urban-rural divide by working with schools to get 2,000 native plants into the ground each […]
A lifetime of dedication nets dairy and beef farmers Poplar Partnership the Regional Supreme Award at the Horizons Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Peter, John and Karen McErlean of Poplar Partnership have been announced as Regional Supreme Winners at the Horizons Ballance Farm Environment Awards in Palmerston North this evening. John and Karen have come a long way since purchasing the initial 43ha block in 1983. Poplar Partnership Ltd was formed in 2002 with John’s brother, Peter, and […]
Progressive dairy system sees Hamilton farming family take out the Regional Supreme Award at the Waikato Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Anjena, Arjun, Amreeta and Daljit Singh of Lawwal Holsteins have been announced as the Regional Supreme Winners at the Waikato Ballance Farm Environment Awards in Hamilton this evening. Their journey began when Karamjit Singh migrated from India to New Zealand in 1969, and 1972 bought his first herd of 65 jersey cows with his wife, […]
Data-driven approach sees Waipara farmer take out the Regional Supreme Award at the Canterbury Ballance Farm Environment Awards.
Ian Knowles of Glenmark Springs has been announced as the Regional Supreme Winner at the Canterbury Ballance Farm Environment Awards in Christchurch this evening. His Waipara farm is predominantly a sheep breeding and finishing operation, with some dairy support. Ian started leasing and buying into the farm in 2015, and since then has invested significantly […]
Kiwifruit growers Olivia Manusauloa and Josh Easton of Baygold Limited take out Regional Supreme Award at Bay of Plenty Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Olivia Manusauloa and Josh Easton of Baygold Limited have been announced as Regional Supreme Winners at the Bay of Plenty Ballance Farm Environment Awards in Tauranga today. Their kiwifruit development and management company, Baygold, is a great example of a business that is integrating environmental excellence within their kiwifruit production. In awarding the Supreme Award, […]
Rain fails to dampen spirits at Canterbury Supreme Winner’s Open Day
More than 200 people braved the weather in Canterbury yesterday to see for themselves the operation behind 2022’s Gordon Stephenson Trophy winners. Phillip, Jocelyn and Paul Everest and Sarah Hayman hosted visitors from across the Canterbury region at Flemington Farm, giving them an insight into their sustainable beef and dairy business. The Ashburton family took […]
Ashburton Family win National Ambassador title in New Zealand Farm Environment Trust awards
Ashburton father and son, Phillip and Paul Everest, supported by partners Jocelyn and Sarah Hayman respectively, are the new National Ambassadors for Sustainable Farming and Growing and the recipients of the Gordon Stephenson Trophy. The announcement was made tonight at the National Sustainability Showcase at Te Pae in Christchurch. The event was attended by all […]
New Zealand Farm Environment Trust Welcomes Sarah Harris as General Manager
Harris to consolidate and strengthen national focus The New Zealand Farm Environment Trust has announced the appointment of Sarah Harris to the role of General Manager. Harris has commenced the role this week and is based in the Manawatu. Sarah will bring to the Trust a strong background in agribusiness and a passion for environmental […]
Introducing the BFEA Catchment Group Award Entrants from Greater Wellington and Horizons
Meet the 2022 Catchment Group Award Entrants for the Greater Wellington and Horizons Ballance Farm Environment Awards. The New Zealand Farm Environment Trust is delighted to announce the entrants for the inaugural NZ Landcare Trust Catchment Group Award. A new partnership between the trusts has led to the award which is designed to showcase and […]
Byron Vollweiler and Amanda Snow been named 2022 Regional Supreme Winners in Otago Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Byron Vollweiler and Amanda Snow from Berriedale in Outram, have been named 2022 Regional Supreme Winners in the Otago Ballance Farm Environment Awards. Run by the New Zealand Farm Environment Trust, the awards champion sustainable farming and growing. The Otago Ballance Farm Environment Awards were announced at a function held at Orokonui Ecosanctuary on 10 […]
Kevin Hall of Hollyvale Farms is the 2022 Regional Supreme Winner of the Southland Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Kevin Hall of Hollyvale Farms in Waimahaka is the 2022 Regional Supreme Winner in the Southland Ballance Farm Environment Awards. Run by the New Zealand Farm Environment Trust, the awards champion sustainable farming and growing. The Southland Ballance Farm Environment Awards 2022 were held at Invercargill’s Ascot Hotel on 9 June. A dairy grazing and […]
The van Ras Family of Morrinsville have been named 2021 Regional Supreme Winners in the Waikato Ballance Farm Environment Awards
The Waikato Ballance Farm Environment Awards that champion sustainable farming and growing were held at the Sir Don Rowlands Centre, Karapiro on April 14th. For this year’s Regional Supreme Winners, their dairy farm Waiorongomai Valley Farms is a family affair with two generations of the van Ras family, Johan and Kylie and Richard and Truus […]
Linda and Evan Potter of Waipapa in Central Hawke’s Bay Named as National Ambassadors for Sustainable Farming and Growing
Evan and Linda Potter, of Central Hawke’s Bay hill country property, Waipapa, (sheep, beef and deer) are the new National Ambassadors for Sustainable Farming and Growing and the recipients of the Gordon Stephenson Trophy. The announcement was made tonight at the National Sustainability Showcase at Te Papa in Wellington, attended by all of the regional supreme winners […]
National on-farm judging to showcase environmentally sustainable farming and growing excellence completed.
The on-farm judging of the Regional Supreme Award winners for the Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA) has recently been completed. Judges Warwick Catto and Jamie Strang travelled the length of the country from Kaeo in the north to Riverton in the south over a 3 week period to talk to these innovative food and fibre […]
Finalists Announced for Waikato Ballance Farm Environment Awards
20 January 2021 Despite the interruptions of COVID-19 to the 2021 Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BEFA) national programme, the Waikato region has received a pleasing volume of entries into their 2020/2021 awards programme. With the remainder of the regional programmes cancelled, the New Zealand Farm Environment Trust worked with the Waikato BFEA committee to […]