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January 31, 2022
GHG emissions pricing…have your say
New Zealand farmers have one month to express their opinions on a greenhouse gas emissions pricing scheme as outlined in the He Waka Eke Noa agricultural emissi...
New Zealand farmers have one month to express their opinions on a greenhouse gas emissions pricing scheme as outlined in the He Waka Eke Noa agricultural emissi...
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November 30, 2021
Sort out your silos!
FAR’s Jo Drummond explains why now is a good time to start preparing silos for the upcoming harvest…and how to do it right! For more info: Understanding stored grain pests -...
FAR’s Jo Drummond explains why now is a good time to start preparing silos for the upcoming harvest…and how to do it right! For more info: Understanding stored grain pests -...
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November 09, 2021
What’s up with ramularia?
Ramularia is everywhere. Soonie Chng from Plant & Food Research explains the latest New Zealand research findings on this disease and ponders what future management might...
Ramularia is everywhere. Soonie Chng from Plant & Food Research explains the latest New Zealand research findings on this disease and ponders what future management might...
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October 22, 2021
Drone flies - breed your own hybrid crop pollinators
Drone flies are great pollinators of hybrid vegetable seed crops. In this episode of Cut the Crop we talk to Brad Howlett from Plant & Food Res...
Drone flies are great pollinators of hybrid vegetable seed crops. In this episode of Cut the Crop we talk to Brad Howlett from Plant & Food Res...
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September 28, 2021
Know your number: tools for greenhouse gas emissions compliance
With greenhouse gas emissions compliance deadlines looming, FAR has developed two DIY tools to help arable farmers calculate and und...
With greenhouse gas emissions compliance deadlines looming, FAR has developed two DIY tools to help arable farmers calculate and und...
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January 06, 2022
Five reasons why you should attend FAR’s February maize conference
David Densely outlines five key reasons why anyone associated with the New Zealand maize industry should attend FAR’s Maize Confe...
David Densely outlines five key reasons why anyone associated with the New Zealand maize industry should attend FAR’s Maize Confe...
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November 22, 2021
Arable biosecurity. What's going on
FAR is involved in a range of international, national and on-farm biosecurity initiatives aimed at protecting our sector. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR...
FAR is involved in a range of international, national and on-farm biosecurity initiatives aimed at protecting our sector. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR...
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October 29, 2021
There are no bad crops - fluxmeter findings
A seven year project measuring just how much nitrogen is lost from arable systems has found that there are no good or bad crops, but there are definitel...
A seven year project measuring just how much nitrogen is lost from arable systems has found that there are no good or bad crops, but there are definitel...
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October 13, 2021
EP 31_Crop Action Live_1
It’s decision time for cereal and grass seed crops! In this episode of Cut the Crop, we talk to FAR’s Jo Drummond and Richard Chynoweth about what factors to consider arou...
It’s decision time for cereal and grass seed crops! In this episode of Cut the Crop, we talk to FAR’s Jo Drummond and Richard Chynoweth about what factors to consider arou...
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September 24, 2021
From fungicides to freshwater…FAR’s on the case
Anna Heslop talks to FAR CEO Alison Stewart about the impacts of the most recent Covid lockdown, some new tools and resources for growers, what’s ha...
Anna Heslop talks to FAR CEO Alison Stewart about the impacts of the most recent Covid lockdown, some new tools and resources for growers, what’s ha...
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December 15, 2021
Herbicides: making the most of new and old chemistry
FAR’s Owen Gibson takes Alison Stewart on a virtual tour of this year’s herbicide screening trial at Chertsey and talks about some glitches in ...
FAR’s Owen Gibson takes Alison Stewart on a virtual tour of this year’s herbicide screening trial at Chertsey and talks about some glitches in ...
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November 11, 2021
The big three issues for Irrigation New Zealand
In this episode of Cut the Crop, Irrigation NZ Chief Executive Vanessa Winning talks to Alison Stewart about the organisation’s three big issues: po...
In this episode of Cut the Crop, Irrigation NZ Chief Executive Vanessa Winning talks to Alison Stewart about the organisation’s three big issues: po...
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October 26, 2021
Elle Perriam - Will to Live
In this episode of Cut the Crop, Anna Heslop talks to rural mental health advocate and Will to Live founder Elle Perriam about Will to Live’s latest venture…the Rural C...
In this episode of Cut the Crop, Anna Heslop talks to rural mental health advocate and Will to Live founder Elle Perriam about Will to Live’s latest venture…the Rural C...
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October 06, 2021
An arable update: What are growers told us
A survey of arable growers has highlighted that arable is a great industry to be involved with, but also that it is getting more stressful. In this episo...
A survey of arable growers has highlighted that arable is a great industry to be involved with, but also that it is getting more stressful. In this episo...
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September 15, 2021
Soil quality...a DIY test
Soil quality changes over the rotation are important indicators of how management decisions affect soil quality. In this episode of Cut the Crop, Anna Heslop talks to Abi...
Soil quality changes over the rotation are important indicators of how management decisions affect soil quality. In this episode of Cut the Crop, Anna Heslop talks to Abi...