Science Extension Team
Fertiliser
South Island
North Island
How well do you know Josh?
100

Who is Angus's current office mate at head office?

Jason Minkhorst

100

Which product has the highest concentration of sulphur in it?

Sulphurgain pure

100

What is the largest lake (by square km) in the South Island?

Lake Te Anau

100

What North Island town was the first capital of New Zealand?

Russell

100

How many jobs has Josh had with Ballance?

3

200

What was Ollie Knowles favorite three words to use when joining sentences?

Further to that
200

What is the largest fertiliser company in the world? Yara International, Agrium, The Mosaic Company, PotashCorp, BASF or K + S?

Agrium

200

What is Christchurch's population to the nearest 10,000?

380,000

200

What is the largest port in the North Island?

Port of Tauranga

200

What store did Josh work at when he was a Nutrient Specialist?

Morrinsville

300

Who did previous Science Extension Team Member, Jeff Morton, refer to as the Prussian Princess?

Liz Muller

300

What decade did superphosphate manufacturing start in New Zealand?

1880s (1182)

300
What South Island town has the highest average sunshine hours?

Blenheim (2475, Nelson 2472)

300

What North Island town, in Maori means "Big Bay" or "Big Harbour"

Whanganui

300

What type of farming did Josh do and where is the farm located?

Dairy in Putaruru

400

Who's partner said that they could travel more with work at our science extension family BBQ?

Murray Lane

400

How many people from the Science Extension Team made it into Ballance annual report for 2019?

3 (Jim, Josh and Aimee)

400

In what region was the coolest ever temperature recorded at -25.6 degrees celsius?

Otago (Ranfurly in 1903)

400

What North Island town has claimed the Chlamydia capital of New Zealand?

Gisbourne

400

What year did Josh get his first role with Ballance?

2010

500

What did Ian Tarbotton pull out of his pocket to further prove his point when at a meeting with Lincoln AgriTech

Whiteboard markers
500

Kunstmest is fertiliser in what language?

Dutch

500

How long has Tim Shadbolt been the Mayor of Invercargill?

24 years

(1993, 1994 and 1998 - Now)

500

What is the fastest growing region in the North Island? Growing by 11% in 2019

Northland

500

What sport did Josh play at high school?

Soccer

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