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September 09, 2021
How much is too much? Optimising N rates for cereals
FAR researcher Jo Drummond talks to Anna Heslop about how to get the most bang for your nitrogen buck in the coming season.
FAR researcher Jo Drummond talks to Anna Heslop about how to get the most bang for your nitrogen buck in the coming season.
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August 05, 2021
Climate change – the big picture
How real is the threat of climate change to New Zealand? In the first of a series of Cut the Crop podcasts with Dr Harry Clark, Director of New Zealand’s Agricultu...
How real is the threat of climate change to New Zealand? In the first of a series of Cut the Crop podcasts with Dr Harry Clark, Director of New Zealand’s Agricultu...
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July 08, 2021
Join FAR's grad programme!
Applications for FAR’s 2022-2023 Graduate Programme are open until mid-August. In this episode, we talk to current grad, Fiona Anderson, about how the programme works, a...
Applications for FAR’s 2022-2023 Graduate Programme are open until mid-August. In this episode, we talk to current grad, Fiona Anderson, about how the programme works, a...
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June 03, 2021
BYDV – let the good guys do the work!
Insecticide seed treatments are starting to wear off as tillering begins, so late-autumn-early winter is a potential risk period for aphids in autumn sown whe...
Insecticide seed treatments are starting to wear off as tillering begins, so late-autumn-early winter is a potential risk period for aphids in autumn sown whe...
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May 14, 2021
Two heads are better than one
FAR and Pure Oil NZ are working together on a Monitor Farm Project aimed at understanding the factors influencing oilseed rape yields. Alison Stewart talks to Keith G...
FAR and Pure Oil NZ are working together on a Monitor Farm Project aimed at understanding the factors influencing oilseed rape yields. Alison Stewart talks to Keith G...
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August 19, 2021
Maize: profit, resilience and environment
FAR researcher David Densley talks to Anna Heslop about the next 12 months of maize research and extension. There’s a lot of work going into on-farm trial...
FAR researcher David Densley talks to Anna Heslop about the next 12 months of maize research and extension. There’s a lot of work going into on-farm trial...
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July 29, 2021
Making the most of maize!
Average effort equals average yields. In this episode, Anna Heslop talks to FAR’s senior maize researcher, David Densley, about moving Beyond the First Principles of maiz...
Average effort equals average yields. In this episode, Anna Heslop talks to FAR’s senior maize researcher, David Densley, about moving Beyond the First Principles of maiz...
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June 17, 2021
Managing bird damage in arable crops!
Bird feeding on crops is estimated to cost the New Zealand arable industry tens of millions of dollars every year, and don’t let’s even get started on starlin...
Bird feeding on crops is estimated to cost the New Zealand arable industry tens of millions of dollars every year, and don’t let’s even get started on starlin...
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May 26, 2021
Crop Action... Live!
From herbicide efficacy and grain storage pests, to closing dates for fescue and cocksfoot. FAR’s Jo Drummond and Richard Chynoweth discuss what arable growers should be think...
From herbicide efficacy and grain storage pests, to closing dates for fescue and cocksfoot. FAR’s Jo Drummond and Richard Chynoweth discuss what arable growers should be think...
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May 06, 2021
Soil your undies!
Take one pair of cotton undies and one spade…that’s all you need to carry out a slightly unusual on-farm trial aimed at monitoring soil health. FAR’s Abie Horrocks explains the S...
Take one pair of cotton undies and one spade…that’s all you need to carry out a slightly unusual on-farm trial aimed at monitoring soil health. FAR’s Abie Horrocks explains the S...
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August 13, 2021
Climate change and New Zealand arable
In the second of a series of Cut the Crop podcasts with Dr Harry Clark, Director of New Zealand’s Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre, we discuss how ...
In the second of a series of Cut the Crop podcasts with Dr Harry Clark, Director of New Zealand’s Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre, we discuss how ...
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July 23, 2021
Catch crops after winter grazing
Catch crops like forage oats provide are a great way to suck up excess nitrogen after winter grazing, protecting your farm from leaching losses. In this episode of...
Catch crops like forage oats provide are a great way to suck up excess nitrogen after winter grazing, protecting your farm from leaching losses. In this episode of...
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June 10, 2021
Growers Leading Change is growing!
Erica Callaghan updates Alison Stewart on progress within the Growers Leading Change programme, which now has seven grower groups running around the country, loo...
Erica Callaghan updates Alison Stewart on progress within the Growers Leading Change programme, which now has seven grower groups running around the country, loo...
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May 21, 2021
Strip till and no till maize systems
FAR’s David Densely is a big fan of strip-till and no-till maize establishment. In this episode of Cut the Crop, he talks to Anna Heslop about the benefits of ...
FAR’s David Densely is a big fan of strip-till and no-till maize establishment. In this episode of Cut the Crop, he talks to Anna Heslop about the benefits of ...
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April 30, 2021
Maize research: profitability, resilience and environment
Anna Heslop and David Densley discuss FAR’s new PRE-focus maize research and extension strategy, and how it is being rolled out on-farm an...
Anna Heslop and David Densley discuss FAR’s new PRE-focus maize research and extension strategy, and how it is being rolled out on-farm an...