Corson

Corson Grain is a family-owned Australasian maize milling business that has been part of the agricultural landscape for over one hundred years in New Zealand. With two mills and a headquarters based in Gisborne New Zealand, Corson first entered the Australian market in the early 2000s with the acquisition of the Defiance Maize Products mill in Warwick Queensland. The subsequent acquisition of another maize mill in 2022 at Darlington Point NSW has provided Corson with a wide maize contracting footprint across Australia and New Zealand.

Corson Grain General Manager Sales and Innovation, Brett Thompson, said the project provides another opportunity to support its growers.

“The Cool Soil Initiative is a credible scientific and industry-orientated program that delivers tangible results around benchmarking and subsequent productivity improvements for growers while also contributing to our wider ESG strategy,” Mr Thompson said.

“The Initiative does this by providing opportunities to advance sustainability practices on-farm and to increase productivity through trialling new soil health practices such as increasing soil organic matter and yields with nutrient management and enhancing water efficiency for farmers, at the same time making a meaningful difference to the environment.”