Good Afternoon all.

 

As we find ourselves immersed in 2024, with March underway, many of you likely have foliar sampling underway. That prime window for such sampling falls within February and March, aligning with late summer and early autumn. This strategic timing allows for a precise evaluation of nutrient levels before the onset of winter dormancy.

 

Turning our attention to our Andebor Boron supply, sourced from the mines which commence production around this time of year for the upcoming season, I kindly urge each of you to spare a moment to gauge your estimated requirements for the season. Your estimations play a pivotal role in our planning efforts and ensure our continued priority allocation – essentially, the "first up, best dressed" scenario.

 

Rest assured, there's no commitment tied to your estimations. You have the freedom to adjust them as necessary, whether it means scaling up, scaling down, or opting out entirely. Your cooperation in this regard significantly enhances our operational efficiency.

 

Additionally, I'd like to remind everyone about our bulk bag recycling initiative, which we launched last year. If you're interested in participating, simply drop me an email with your address post-application, and we'll take care of collecting and recycling all bags into weed matting for gardening and landscaping purposes.

 

Briefly touching upon the current NZD/USD exchange rate, which currently stands at .6175, within a negligible .3% deviation from the 12-month average. Forecasts predict a similar trend for April and May.

 

I'll be traveling across both the North and South Islands around mid-year. This trip presents an excellent opportunity for me to connect with our valued clients, both established and new. I look forward to face-to-face interactions and value the opportunity to hear your feedback firsthand. I’ll be in touch once I have an itinerary in place.

 

To our existing clients, a heartfelt thank you for your ongoing support and feedback. We truly couldn't do it without you, and we're excited for another year of working together.

And to our new clients, a warm welcome! Below is a summary of how we operate, don't hesitate to drop me an email with any queries you may have. look forward to meeting you in person mid-year. Kind

 

Looking forward to the season ahead.

 

Kind regards

 

Joanna Woods

027 333 7933

03 3134953

 

 

For New Clients, here’s a rundown on Andebor and how we operate.

 

McCord forest services has been operating and supplying boron to NZ forestry since the mid-90s. The name Andy McCord and “boron” have gone hand in hand since the 70s. The extensive trials and research paid off once boron fertilization was recognized as valuable in the mid 80’s. Andy and Sammi started McCord Forest Services and set about fixing some issues he had encountered.  After extensive travel he found a boron in 2001 that eliminated the issues he was seeing with his sodium borates. Issues being leaching, risk of toxicity due to fast release, and lack of longevity.

Introducing Andebor, a chip that is tailored specifically for forestry, with a unique make up of boron, calcium, and magnesium. Andebor is a citric soluble 4-8mm chip, meaning the acidic PH level in the soil breaks the chip down. This means the release is much slower and more consistent than water soluble borates, ideal for forestry where growth is based on 25-30 years rather than the immediate growing season. Thus, resolving the risk of toxicity, leaching, and lack of longevity.

Andebor can be applied all year round, and is generally applied at rates of 60-80kg/ha

For an in-depth read on MFS, and Andebor pop over to our website www.boron.co.nz or ask for our free booklet “45 years of Boron”

 

What ordering looks like

 

• Estimation requirements come in at the start of the year and we get mining underway.

• Foliage sampling is undertaken in Feb/March.

• Once your results are in, quantities and price are confirmed. Our price fluctuates throughout the year with the NZ/USD exchange rate, we chose to do this rather than build in margin to allow for the market fluctuations, this way we can give the best possible price to our clients.

• From time of order to landing at port is roughly 3 months, currently ports and trans-ships are keeping schedules,  We will keep you updated as the ship leaves transships ( 2 weeks from landing).

• We have 3 storage locations throughout NZ. Tauranga, Nelson and Christchurch. We will land your boron at the most convenient location to your forest.

• As weather or landing time isn’t always ideal for getting the boron on the trees, we offer 1 month free storage, so collection can be convenient for you.

• Once all of your ducks are in a row, email us with the company collecting your boron and we order the release.

• Once applied, we organize the bags to be collected for recycling.

• Bag sizes are 1000kg and 25kg.

• We order all year round, so feel free to order at the time of year that suits you.

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