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May 22, 2024
Grower group tackles minimum till challenges
A Growers Leading Change group is working to dispel the belief that minimum tillage is too challenging for crop establishment in parts of the lower Nor...
A Growers Leading Change group is working to dispel the belief that minimum tillage is too challenging for crop establishment in parts of the lower Nor...
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May 02, 2024
Combating herbicide resistant weeds
A five-year weed survey has shown that resistance to commonly used herbicides is widespread on arable farms. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR senior field o...
A five-year weed survey has shown that resistance to commonly used herbicides is widespread on arable farms. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR senior field o...
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April 11, 2024
Optimising pre-emergence herbicide use
Pre-emergence herbicides are a key component of grass and other weed control in cereal crops. However, increasing weed resistance to Group 1 and 2 herbicides...
Pre-emergence herbicides are a key component of grass and other weed control in cereal crops. However, increasing weed resistance to Group 1 and 2 herbicides...
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March 20, 2024
ProductionWise: answering growers’ questions
The decision by ProductionWise’s owners, ReGrow, to discontinue the platform, has left many arable farmer users unsure of what to do next. In this epis...
The decision by ProductionWise’s owners, ReGrow, to discontinue the platform, has left many arable farmer users unsure of what to do next. In this epis...
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February 29, 2024
Biosecurity levy: why is it needed?
In recent years the arable industry has faced biosecurity threats from an incursion of invasive arable weed black-grass and the discovery of tropical maize pest...
In recent years the arable industry has faced biosecurity threats from an incursion of invasive arable weed black-grass and the discovery of tropical maize pest...
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May 15, 2024
Southern Arable Hub: feedback sought
A Southern Arable Hub at Knapdale near Gore was established by FAR early last year to provide a focus for Southland and South Otago arable farmers. In this epi...
A Southern Arable Hub at Knapdale near Gore was established by FAR early last year to provide a focus for Southland and South Otago arable farmers. In this epi...
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April 23, 2024
Winter grazing: avoiding the pitfalls
This time of the year livestock are arriving on arable farms so it’s important that farmers have a feed plan prepared. In this episode of Cut the Crop, PGG Wr...
This time of the year livestock are arriving on arable farms so it’s important that farmers have a feed plan prepared. In this episode of Cut the Crop, PGG Wr...
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April 03, 2024
Cyclone Gabrielle one year on
A year on and another harvest since devastating Cyclone Gabrielle, Hawkes Bay farmer Hugh Ritchie reflects on the progress made and the lessons learned. In this episo...
A year on and another harvest since devastating Cyclone Gabrielle, Hawkes Bay farmer Hugh Ritchie reflects on the progress made and the lessons learned. In this episo...
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March 14, 2024
Growers gain from combine set-up workshops
Following two visits by a team of Australian combine harvester specialists, FAR’s technology manager Chris Smith outlines key ways growers are reducing l...
Following two visits by a team of Australian combine harvester specialists, FAR’s technology manager Chris Smith outlines key ways growers are reducing l...
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February 22, 2024
Alternative desiccation options trialled
Some European markets for high value vegetable seeds have banned the use of diquat, used to desiccate crops. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR researche...
Some European markets for high value vegetable seeds have banned the use of diquat, used to desiccate crops. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR researche...
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May 08, 2024
Don’t wait for a crisis to try IPM
Growers often wait until they have a crisis with insecticide resistant pests before seeking to adopt Integrated Pest Management, says Australian IPM expert Paul ...
Growers often wait until they have a crisis with insecticide resistant pests before seeking to adopt Integrated Pest Management, says Australian IPM expert Paul ...
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April 16, 2024
What is Aphid Chat?
Aphid Chat is FAR’s new web-based aphid information platform, designed to be a single source for all thing’s aphid. In this episode of Cut the Crop, Ben Harvey and Chris Smith ...
Aphid Chat is FAR’s new web-based aphid information platform, designed to be a single source for all thing’s aphid. In this episode of Cut the Crop, Ben Harvey and Chris Smith ...
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March 27, 2024
Managing maize pest Fall armyworm
FAR’s biosecurity officer Ash Mills is at the forefront of monitoring the spread of maize pest Fall armyworm and the crop damage it can cause. In this episode of ...
FAR’s biosecurity officer Ash Mills is at the forefront of monitoring the spread of maize pest Fall armyworm and the crop damage it can cause. In this episode of ...
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March 07, 2024
Understanding biologicals
United States biologicals expert Connor Sible spoke at FAR’s maize conference about the huge market growth in these products. In this episode of Cut the Crop, he tells Al...
United States biologicals expert Connor Sible spoke at FAR’s maize conference about the huge market growth in these products. In this episode of Cut the Crop, he tells Al...
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February 15, 2024
Fungicide stewardship – learning from the past to protect our future
FAR senior cereals researcher Jo Drummond has taken a look back at how crop disease control strategies have evolved over the la...
FAR senior cereals researcher Jo Drummond has taken a look back at how crop disease control strategies have evolved over the la...