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ECO-ADVANCING RUMINANT HEALTH: OPTIMATE™ PARTNERSHIP DOSSIER FOR METHANE REDUCTION INNOVATORS

This dossier is curated to guide and inform potential partners about the potential role of Optimate™ in addressing the global challenge of methane emissions from ruminants - a key factor in climate change.EXECUTIVE SUMMARYOptimate™, our registered trademark for our proprietary Zeolite formulation. This ACVM registered product (A011800), is a versatile and effective carrier that not only promises enhanced animal health through its mycotoxin binding and rumen buffering capabilities but also st...

New Fixine Formula for Longer Shelf Life

We wanted to take a moment to share some exciting news about Fixine, a product among the equine industry and one you are probably familiar with if reading this blog.Originally planned for release next year, we have accelerated its launch to enhance your overall product experience and for a longer shelf life!We are thrilled to inform you the new and improved formula of Fixine is ready and will soon be dispatched to you next week. This improved formula boasts an extended shelf life (now 12 months)...

Five Ways To Improve Water Quality In Aquaculture Operations

Good water quality is essential for the health and growth of fish and all aquatic organisms, and for the overall success and efficiency of any aquaculture operation. Between global weather events and environmental changes, along with negative perceptions of fish farming in some countries, aquaculture is becoming more complex. Any improvements to overall water quality are a significant win whether you own a small local operation or are part of an industrial fish farming system. ...

Calf Pen Cleaning Tips

As calving season begins on the farm, it can be an incredibly busy time with every member of the farm-family taking on new jobs to help raise the next generation of cows. The first days and weeks of a young calf's life can be the most important, and have a major impact on their future health, wellbeing, growth and productivity. As your calves begin their life, it is important to ensure that calf pens are kept dry, clean and hygienic....

Win With BPMNZ At NZ Fieldays 2023

Come and see the Blue Pacific Minerals team at National Fieldays 2023 for a chance to WIN some great prizes. We are all set to go at PB54 in the Agri Pavilion.We'd love to hear how our solutions are helping on your farm, and introduce you to some of our new innovations. All our brands are there - Fixine, Magic Mud, OptiCalf, OptiCalf Flourish, ZorbiFresh Active, Optimate, Stock Rock, AgriFert, and the new OptiSolve MultX 5-in-1.Visit our friendly team for many chances to win including -Spen...

A More Sustainable Approach To Farming Looks Better Together

With a future focused on sustainable farming and growing, increasing demand for food products and an increasing regulatory environment, two companies have come together to aid the agricultural and horticultural industries.Tokoroa based Blue Pacific Minerals Limited (BPM), has joined with AgriFert (NZ) Limited (AgriFert), in what Executive Chairman, Jamie Mikkelson, says “is part of our ongoing strategy to be ready for the future with innovative and science-led solutions. This partnering will b...

Herd Management Tips To Reduce The Risk Of Lameness In Dairy Cows

Farmers like our StockRock zeolite race surface because it reduces dairy cow lameness in their herd. Instead of stepping on sharp edges or carrying hard stones onto the concrete of the milking shed, StockRock crushes down under hooves and provides a softer surface to walk on.Aside from having the very best possible walking surface for cows, another key factor in reducing dairy cow lameness is effective herd management. By following these four simple tips you can further reduce the chances o...

Reduce Pet Smells Over Summer Months

Whilst long hot days are great for swimming and sunbathing and ripening your tomatoes, they also bring in the flies attracted by food and other smells.Any pets requiring toilet material will generally create more smells and attract more flies in summer. Whether you have a kitten or puppy, or the kids have a rabbit or guinea pigs, long hot days will increase smells from their toilet and bedding, while open windows and doors will let those smells dissipate further and faster. This can mean you nee...

Dairy Cow Barns - Three Ways Blue Pacific Minerals Can Help

Dairy barn systems have been used successfully for decades around the world, particularly in cooler climates. Dairy farmers across New Zealand are learning more about the benefits of building barn housing for dairy cows. Some of the benefits include better effluent management and reduced stress on pasture, improved herd health, and a longer milking season thus increasing production.Where we can help with dairy cow barns are:- Ensure Bedding Reduces Health Risks- Fully Utilising Water- Prevent La...

Tokoroa "Smart" Mineral Zeolite on cusp of export boom

Not many Kiwis would think twice about where their kitty litter comes from, or even what it’s made of. But for Tokoroa-based Blue Pacific Minerals, (BPM) which manufactures most of the clay cat litter in New Zealand, the pale porous rocks – made of a mineral called zeolite – hold much more potential than just potty training. BPM is the Southern Hemisphere’s largest processor and distributor of natural zeolite, the ‘smart’ mineral, which is mined from a site in South Waikato and ...

New Way To Manage Nitrogen For Better Crops

Farmers looking for better results from their annual crops now have a new option as the annual planting season nears.Blue Pacific Minerals launched PermaGreen in July, a nutrient management system which has a natural zeolite core loaded with urea. The material is applied to the soil before crops are planted. The zeolite crystal retains the urea but then slowly releases it once in the ground, ready for plants to uptake.PermaGreen aims to increase soil productivity, improve nitrogen efficienc...

Improving Farm Productivity With Environmental Innovations

An innovative Waikato company is lifting its efforts to provide a natural solution for some of the big challenges facing those working on the land. Farmers and growers are being challenged to lower their environmental footprint while meeting higher expectations from consumers, Mike Prendergast of Blue Pacific Minerals said. “We know farmers want to do the right thing by the consumer, the public, their animals and the environment. “I’ve seen a lot of farms around the world an...

NZ Fieldays 2021 Blue Pacific Minerals New Solutions On Display

Visit Blue Pacific Minerals at site J23 in the Dairy Precinct at Fieldays to see our innovative new products, and for a chance to win StockRock for your farm races and OptiCalf Flourish to help your calves thrive.The BPM team are excited to be launching a number of new products designed to assist with calf and herd health, as well as improved maize growth. We'll have key staff and experts on hand to answer questions and learn more about the individual challenges and opportuni...

Callaghan Innovation Zeolite Research Project With Blue Pacific Minerals

Blue Pacific Minerals, the largest natural zeolite processor in the southern hemisphere, is working with Callaghan Innovation on ground-breaking research extending its knowledge into its zeolite products, quarried from two sites near Ngakuru in the Waikato.The Tokoroa-based company’s zeolite has a range of beneficial chemical properties, which stands in stark contrast to erionite, a very unusual asbestos-like mineral, the subject of University of Auckland research.Bicycles and tanks are both m...

BPMNZ Covid-19 Level 2 Lockdown Update

Following the Prime Minister's announcement that New Zealand commenced a staged transition to Alert Level 2 from Thursday 14 May, we were pleased to further enlarge business activities and customer contacts. As an essential service, Blue Pacific Minerals has been operating through the level 4 and 3 lockdown, following strict health and safety requirements. Now that we are in level 2 there are increased activities including more face to face interactions between our team, customers and ...

Merry Christmas From Blue Pacific Minerals New Zealand

With Christmas and New Zealand summer holidays fast approaching, the team at Blue Pacific Minerals are working double-time to complete orders being sent across New Zealand and around the world. It’s been a year of growth, learning and change for the company, with a number of exciting opportunities opening up for the coming year.All our achievements are the culmination of motivation, ambition and hard work from our diverse close-knit team ranging from the quarry through processing and...

Toi Ohomai Students Visit Blue Pacific Minerals Tokoroa Factory

Students from Toi Ohomai Certificate in Distribution Programme visited the BPM factory this morning. This is the first of many site visits the students will undertake as part of their studies. The visits give them an actual view of how logistics and distribution processes work in businesses across the Waikato. The hands-on, practical course provides a formal qualification in an area that has a significant shortage of qualified people.Academic staff member Matt Mindham of the Logistics Train...

Optimate Is Multi-Beneficial To Your Dairy Herd

John Anderson farms 400Ha with his wife Nicola in the South Waikato. His parents have farmed here for 40 years and John began managing the family dairy farm 10 years ago after first gaining farming experience on farms in the Waikato area. Two years ago John, and his father Jeremy, started to make some significant changes to their farming practices that are now showing positive results.They cut their milking herd from 700 to 500 cows.  John says there was always that struggle to get through ...

Science At Work On School Visit To BPM

Twenty students from Forest View High School visited the Blue Pacific Mineral's zeolite processing factory last week.  The trip was organised in conjunction with Smart Waikato's Secondary School Employer Partnership Programme.  The idea being to connect students with key industries in the Tokoroa region giving them ideas about future career opportunities that are available to them locally. It also helps them make connections between what they learn in the classroom in subject...

Blue Pacific Minerals To Clean Up U.S. Lakes

InsideResources, Bernie Napp Aug 2018 A zeolite product designed to clean up phosphate in the Rotorua lakes has found a market in the United States. “In the last few months, there has been a lot of interest overseas,” says Andy Campbell, sales director at Blue Pacific Minerals. Co-designed with Scion, Aqual-P was developed on the back of government funding grants in the early 2000s and then shelved until recently. Campbell ascribes the present upsurge to increased environ...

Zeolite – The Next Big Thing In Nitrogen Mitigation On Farms

BPM have just secured funding of $260,000 for a trial involving feeding zeolite to cows as a tool to mitigate nitrogen losses. Optimate (BPM zeolite) will be added as a stock feed supplement aimed at reducing the amount of nitrogen excreted in urine. The full metabolic stall trial will be run and completed during Spring 2018. All dietary nitrogen going into a sample of dairy cows will be measured as will all nitrogen leaving the animal via milk, urine and dung. It is hoped to demo...

BPM Hosts 50 Scientists From 2018 Astrobiology Australasia Conference

Best work day ever! On Friday, Blue Pacific Minerals hosted a group of 50 scientists attending the 2018 Astrobiology Australasia Conference being held in Rotorua on a morning field trip to the BPM Z-3 zeolite quarry in Ngakuru. Nigel Kewish, BPM's zeolite global sales manager, started the day with a brief overview of the commercial applications for the zeolite deposit before the discussion turned to the fascinating geology of the site. The professional group, studying hydrothermal environme...

New Extension To Accommodate BPM Business Growth

Only 6 weeks away from completion, the new 3000 sq metre storage shed at the rear of the Blue Pacific Minerals site in Tokoroa will be the new home for BPM’s zeolite value-added products.Grant Tidmarsh of GST Construction, along with the team at Waikato Steel Fabricators have been building the steel and concrete facility. The new storage shed will link the 2 older sheds (the original building on the site, plus a more recent addition completed in 2014), so that entire south-site manufacturing f...

Growing Australian Demand For BPM’s Unique Value-add Zeolite

BPM's unique New Zealand zeolite is experiencing growing demand in the Australian market, helped by the increased focus on improving environmental outcomes in applications ranging from agriculture to high-end golf courses and sports facilities.“We are active in the high value and value-added markets,” said BPM Chief Executive Dave Hill. “Our zeolite can be either value-added with supplements at our head office site, or sold directly to the growing number of manufacturer...

Blue Pacific Minerals Aiding Research Into Zealandia

Little is known about Zealandia – the underwater continent half the size of Australia beneath the Tasman Sea which separates Australia and New Zealand – but an international team of scientists, aboard the JOIDES Resolution research vessel will play a crucial role in learning more about the mysterious land mass.A team of scientists with the International Ocean Discovery Program will study Zealandia by drilling into part of the 2-million-square-mile mass of continental crus...