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December 19, 2024
FAR’s highlights of 2024
This year, FAR adopted AI to make it easier to search its website, had another successful round of combine set-up workshops, and initiated YEN grain testing, as well as co...
This year, FAR adopted AI to make it easier to search its website, had another successful round of combine set-up workshops, and initiated YEN grain testing, as well as co...
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November 26, 2024
Growers warned on seed dressing losses
Seed cleaners are reporting increasing dressing losses in ryegrass and other small seed crops, with losses often as high as 25%. In this episode of Cut the C...
Seed cleaners are reporting increasing dressing losses in ryegrass and other small seed crops, with losses often as high as 25%. In this episode of Cut the C...
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November 06, 2024
Maize nutrition: does the answer lie in the soil?
By factoring in soil-available nitrogen when making fertiliser decisions, maize growers can save money on input costs as well as benefit the envir...
By factoring in soil-available nitrogen when making fertiliser decisions, maize growers can save money on input costs as well as benefit the envir...
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October 15, 2024
2024 Arable Farmer of the Year
Marton maize and cereal grower and contractor Simon Nitschke is the 2024 Arable Farmer of the Year. In this episode of Cut the Crop, he tells Alison Stewart that his...
Marton maize and cereal grower and contractor Simon Nitschke is the 2024 Arable Farmer of the Year. In this episode of Cut the Crop, he tells Alison Stewart that his...
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September 26, 2024
How’s spring looking for growers?
In this week’s episode of Cut the Crop, Alison Stewart talks to three growers in Southland, Mid Canterbury and Manawatu about how spring and crop market prospects...
In this week’s episode of Cut the Crop, Alison Stewart talks to three growers in Southland, Mid Canterbury and Manawatu about how spring and crop market prospects...
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December 10, 2024
New strategy seeks to grow arable returns
Arable farmers are experts at growing crops, but not as skilled at capturing value beyond the farm gate. In this episode of Cut the Crop, Federated Farmer...
Arable farmers are experts at growing crops, but not as skilled at capturing value beyond the farm gate. In this episode of Cut the Crop, Federated Farmer...
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November 20, 2024
How is the season looking for growers?
In this week’s Cut the Crop, Alison Stewart talks to three growers in Manawatu, Southland and South Canterbury about how the season and market prospects are ...
In this week’s Cut the Crop, Alison Stewart talks to three growers in Manawatu, Southland and South Canterbury about how the season and market prospects are ...
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October 30, 2024
Do “Scope” emissions affect arable growers?
When it comes to greenhouse gas emissions, increasingly the conversation is about “Scope” emissions. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR senior environ...
When it comes to greenhouse gas emissions, increasingly the conversation is about “Scope” emissions. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR senior environ...
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September 18, 2024
Special insight into world’s ag trade
Travelling the world as NZ’s Special Agricultural Trade Envoy, Methven arable farmer Hamish Marr says that what we consider “normal” for agriculture here is d...
Travelling the world as NZ’s Special Agricultural Trade Envoy, Methven arable farmer Hamish Marr says that what we consider “normal” for agriculture here is d...
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December 05, 2024
Pros and cons of relaxing GM rules
The Government is ending New Zealand’s nearly 30-year ban on genetically modified and edited organisms outside the lab next year. So how informed are you on the ...
The Government is ending New Zealand’s nearly 30-year ban on genetically modified and edited organisms outside the lab next year. So how informed are you on the ...
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November 13, 2024
CROPS 2024: Arable farming’s big day out
FAR’s biggest annual event of the year, CROPS, is being held at the Chertsey Arable Research Site on Wednesday November 27. In this episode of Cut the Crop...
FAR’s biggest annual event of the year, CROPS, is being held at the Chertsey Arable Research Site on Wednesday November 27. In this episode of Cut the Crop...
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October 20, 2024
Fence-line herbicide resistance warning
The inclination of farmers to be “tidy Kiwis” by repeatedly spraying the vegetation along fence-lines is increasing the risk of herbicide resistance, says F...
The inclination of farmers to be “tidy Kiwis” by repeatedly spraying the vegetation along fence-lines is increasing the risk of herbicide resistance, says F...
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October 03, 2024
Learning from Cyclone Gabrielle recovery
A Cyclone Gabrielle study has examined the ways growers dealt with silt on their land and their return to profitable cropping. In this episode of Cut the C...
A Cyclone Gabrielle study has examined the ways growers dealt with silt on their land and their return to profitable cropping. In this episode of Cut the C...
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September 10, 2024
Environmental work leads to profit lift
The 2024 Arable Awards’ Positive Environmental Impact winner, Waikato maize grower Daniel Finlayson, has fully integrated environmental considerations into ...
The 2024 Arable Awards’ Positive Environmental Impact winner, Waikato maize grower Daniel Finlayson, has fully integrated environmental considerations into ...