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December 20, 2022
Maize growing likely to expand south (teaser)
As the climate continues to change, warmer average temperatures make maize an increasingly viable crop option for South Island farmers. At CROPS 2022,...
As the climate continues to change, warmer average temperatures make maize an increasingly viable crop option for South Island farmers. At CROPS 2022,...
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December 07, 2022
Maize forage trading protocol goes high-tech
This season, for the first time, maize growers and purchasers have the option of using a high-tech sensor as a measurement tool during harvest for maiz...
This season, for the first time, maize growers and purchasers have the option of using a high-tech sensor as a measurement tool during harvest for maiz...
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November 17, 2022
Challenging start for this season’s research trials
A wet start, slug, grass grub and bird damage, difficulties with crop establishment as well as product shortages – it hasn’t been the easiest st...
A wet start, slug, grass grub and bird damage, difficulties with crop establishment as well as product shortages – it hasn’t been the easiest st...
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October 26, 2022
How does the ag emissions pricing proposal impact arable?
Consultation is underway on the government’s response to the primary sectors’ He Waka Eke Noa recommendations for farmgate emissions prici...
Consultation is underway on the government’s response to the primary sectors’ He Waka Eke Noa recommendations for farmgate emissions prici...
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October 04, 2022
Tips for spring cereal disease management
FAR’s latest Cereal Disease Management Strategy booklet has just been released. Anna Heslop talks to FAR senior cereal researcher Jo Drummond, who says gr...
FAR’s latest Cereal Disease Management Strategy booklet has just been released. Anna Heslop talks to FAR senior cereal researcher Jo Drummond, who says gr...
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December 20, 2022
S3 Ep 45 - Andy Cato - Challenging journey to restore farming ecosystems
A British regenerative agriculture trailblazer, more widely known as one-half of the electronic music duo Groove Armada, An...
A British regenerative agriculture trailblazer, more widely known as one-half of the electronic music duo Groove Armada, An...
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November 30, 2022
Costs of seed production
What's the true cost of growing a grass seed crop? The Federated Farmers Herbage Seed Sub-Section have developed a DIY spreadsheet so you can calculate crop gross and net ...
What's the true cost of growing a grass seed crop? The Federated Farmers Herbage Seed Sub-Section have developed a DIY spreadsheet so you can calculate crop gross and net ...
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November 07, 2022
Growers Leading Change: Two Years On
Two years since it started, FAR’s Growers Leading Change initiative now has 15 Arable Growth Groups set up around the country with more in the pipeline. GLC na...
Two years since it started, FAR’s Growers Leading Change initiative now has 15 Arable Growth Groups set up around the country with more in the pipeline. GLC na...
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October 19, 2022
Breeding cereals to cope with climate change
As the impacts of climate change become more pronounced, water stress in crops will become an increasing issue. Plant and Food Research science group l...
As the impacts of climate change become more pronounced, water stress in crops will become an increasing issue. Plant and Food Research science group l...
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September 28, 2022
Fall armyworm monitoring underway
Understanding whether any of the invasive fall armyworms which were found in New Zealand earlier this year have survived the winter is the first step in deciding ...
Understanding whether any of the invasive fall armyworms which were found in New Zealand earlier this year have survived the winter is the first step in deciding ...
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December 13, 2022
FAR 2022: the good the bad and the biosecurity
Anna Heslop talks to CEO Alison Stewart about FAR’s key projects and achievements for 2022, touching on weeds, pests and diseases, He Waka Eke Noa, b...
Anna Heslop talks to CEO Alison Stewart about FAR’s key projects and achievements for 2022, touching on weeds, pests and diseases, He Waka Eke Noa, b...
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November 24, 2022
United States maize expert headlines February event
Fred Below, Crop Sciences Professor, University of Illinois, is keynote speaker at FAR’s premium maize field day at its Tamahere research site n...
Fred Below, Crop Sciences Professor, University of Illinois, is keynote speaker at FAR’s premium maize field day at its Tamahere research site n...
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October 27, 2022
Going deep with soil N testing
With nitrogen prices at least doubling over the last year, and nitrogen fertiliser contributing to nitrous oxide emissions, growers have plenty of incentive to test ...
With nitrogen prices at least doubling over the last year, and nitrogen fertiliser contributing to nitrous oxide emissions, growers have plenty of incentive to test ...
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October 11, 2022
Cultivate Ventures: Investing in arable
FAR is setting up a new investment fund to support arable focussed agri-tech and agri-food companies. In this edition of Cut the Crop, CEO Alison Stewart ex...
FAR is setting up a new investment fund to support arable focussed agri-tech and agri-food companies. In this edition of Cut the Crop, CEO Alison Stewart ex...
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September 20, 2022
Maize research: what is it focusing on?
FAR has a busy schedule of research focused on maize production. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR researcher David Densley tells Alison Stewart that as ...
FAR has a busy schedule of research focused on maize production. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR researcher David Densley tells Alison Stewart that as ...