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March 03, 2023
Making time for physical and mental wellness
Farmer, MC and rural commentator Craig Wiggins (Wiggy) is on a mission to improve the physical health and mental wellbeing of rural people. He tells FA...
Farmer, MC and rural commentator Craig Wiggins (Wiggy) is on a mission to improve the physical health and mental wellbeing of rural people. He tells FA...
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February 27, 2023
Premier Maize Field Day - Cover crops for weed management
Cover crops can improve the environmental sustainability of intensive cropping systems. AgResearch’s Trevor James explains how cover crops...
Cover crops can improve the environmental sustainability of intensive cropping systems. AgResearch’s Trevor James explains how cover crops...
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February 27, 2023
Premier Maize Field Day - Precision agriculture for maize productivity
FAR is investigating the impact of multi-hybrid planting on maize forage quality, grain quality and profitability. FAR’s Davi...
FAR is investigating the impact of multi-hybrid planting on maize forage quality, grain quality and profitability. FAR’s Davi...
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February 27, 2023
Premier Maize Field Day - Soil Sensor Technology
Yield mapping or ground-truthed aerial imagery are good starting points to access the overall variability on your farm. FAR’s Chris Smith explains ...
Yield mapping or ground-truthed aerial imagery are good starting points to access the overall variability on your farm. FAR’s Chris Smith explains ...
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February 02, 2023
Why you should attend FAR’s Premier Maize Event
FAR’s Premier Maize Event is on February 14 at its Northern Crop Research Site near Hamilton. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR’s David Densley t...
FAR’s Premier Maize Event is on February 14 at its Northern Crop Research Site near Hamilton. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR’s David Densley t...
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February 28, 2023
A big year ahead for FAR
It may be a referendum year, but it is still largely business as usual for FAR. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR CEO Alison Stewart looks at the year ahead and tells A...
It may be a referendum year, but it is still largely business as usual for FAR. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR CEO Alison Stewart looks at the year ahead and tells A...
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February 27, 2023
Premier Maize Field Day - Emerging US Maize Production Trends
Maize crop plant populations will continue to increase as part of the ongoing drive to lift maize yields. University of Illinois’ Prof...
Maize crop plant populations will continue to increase as part of the ongoing drive to lift maize yields. University of Illinois’ Prof...
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February 27, 2023
Premier Maize Field Day - UV light recipes for improved maize yields
New Zealand-based agritech start-up BioLumic is developing ‘recipes’ of energy-efficient ultraviolet light for treatment of you...
New Zealand-based agritech start-up BioLumic is developing ‘recipes’ of energy-efficient ultraviolet light for treatment of you...
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February 23, 2023
South Island harvest roundup
Four growers from different arable regions across the South Island catch up with Alison Stewart to talk about how the harvest is progressing on their farms and how the...
Four growers from different arable regions across the South Island catch up with Alison Stewart to talk about how the harvest is progressing on their farms and how the...
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December 20, 2022
Controlling grass weeds in cereals (teaser)
Herbicide-resistant grass weeds are widespread on New Zealand arable farms. Ben Harvey of FAR tells growers at CROPS 2022 about trial work which provide...
Herbicide-resistant grass weeds are widespread on New Zealand arable farms. Ben Harvey of FAR tells growers at CROPS 2022 about trial work which provide...
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February 27, 2023
Premier Maize Field Day - What the research says and why it matters
Professor Fred Below of the University of Illinois discusses the latest research out of the US on maize, from the impact of weat...
Professor Fred Below of the University of Illinois discusses the latest research out of the US on maize, from the impact of weat...
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February 27, 2023
Premier Maize Field Day - Reducing nitrogen inputs in maize
Nitrogen (N) management in maize will become increasingly important over the next five years. FAR’s Dirk Wallace discusses how refining ...
Nitrogen (N) management in maize will become increasingly important over the next five years. FAR’s Dirk Wallace discusses how refining ...
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February 27, 2023
Premier Maize Field Day - Maize establishment
Cultivation practices can influence important soil properties, which in turn can affect the short- and long-term profitability and sustainability of a...
Cultivation practices can influence important soil properties, which in turn can affect the short- and long-term profitability and sustainability of a...
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February 15, 2023
Professor Fred Below on maize trends
United States maize expert Professor Fred Below of the University of Illinois has been visiting New Zealand as FAR's guest. In this episode of Cut the Crop, he...
United States maize expert Professor Fred Below of the University of Illinois has been visiting New Zealand as FAR's guest. In this episode of Cut the Crop, he...
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December 20, 2022
Soil sensor technology: what’s its potential? (teaser)
Gamma ray, an overseas technology which provides a much higher definition profile of a soil’s texture and nutrients than most other soil sens...
Gamma ray, an overseas technology which provides a much higher definition profile of a soil’s texture and nutrients than most other soil sens...