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February 09, 2024
Autumn management of multi-year grass seed crops
Autumn management is critical for seed head formation in tall fescue and cocksfoot, but less so in other grass species. In this episode of Cut the ...
Autumn management is critical for seed head formation in tall fescue and cocksfoot, but less so in other grass species. In this episode of Cut the ...
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January 19, 2024
Farm succession planning: best time to start is now
Passing the farm on to the next generation can be a complex and sometimes difficult exercise. In this episode of Cut the Crop, Rural Coach partn...
Passing the farm on to the next generation can be a complex and sometimes difficult exercise. In this episode of Cut the Crop, Rural Coach partn...
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December 12, 2023
Save the date for FAR’s maize conference
FAR is holding its 2024 maize conference in Hamilton on February 12-13. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR’s senior maize researcher David Densley says t...
FAR is holding its 2024 maize conference in Hamilton on February 12-13. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR’s senior maize researcher David Densley says t...
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November 23, 2023
Growers Leading Change three years on
FAR’s Growers Leading Change knowledge extension programme has now been going for more than three years. In this episode of Cut the Crop, GLC national co-ordi...
FAR’s Growers Leading Change knowledge extension programme has now been going for more than three years. In this episode of Cut the Crop, GLC national co-ordi...
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November 03, 2023
Plenty of reasons to attend ARIA field day at Chertsey
FAR’s biggest annual event of the year, ARIA, will be held at the Chertsey Arable Research Site on November 29. In this episode of Cut the Cr...
FAR’s biggest annual event of the year, ARIA, will be held at the Chertsey Arable Research Site on November 29. In this episode of Cut the Cr...
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February 02, 2024
Crop competition to manage weeds
Weeds are a significant challenge in wheat production, particularly as resistance to herbicides becomes more widespread. In this episode of Cut the Crop, Matilda G...
Weeds are a significant challenge in wheat production, particularly as resistance to herbicides becomes more widespread. In this episode of Cut the Crop, Matilda G...
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January 12, 2024
Three years of maize research
FAR’s maize expert David Densley looks back at three years of maize research as well as future possibilities. In this episode of Cut the Crop, he tells Alison Stewart...
FAR’s maize expert David Densley looks back at three years of maize research as well as future possibilities. In this episode of Cut the Crop, he tells Alison Stewart...
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December 08, 2023
UK farmer warns of black-grass impact
Visiting English arable farmer Rob Waterston says that the prevalence of invasive crop weed black-grass as well as the loss of traditional crop chemistry is f...
Visiting English arable farmer Rob Waterston says that the prevalence of invasive crop weed black-grass as well as the loss of traditional crop chemistry is f...
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November 16, 2023
Chertsey demonstration site future focused
In a first for FAR, it has set up a seven-year future-focused arable demonstration site at Chertsey. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR researcher Owen...
In a first for FAR, it has set up a seven-year future-focused arable demonstration site at Chertsey. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR researcher Owen...
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October 26, 2023
GLC liquid injection group future focused
Mid Canterbury arable grower Simon Lochhead is a member of a Growers Leading Change group injecting liquid fertiliser and biological products into the soi...
Mid Canterbury arable grower Simon Lochhead is a member of a Growers Leading Change group injecting liquid fertiliser and biological products into the soi...
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January 26, 2024
Extending the value of ryegrass seed crops
FAR researcher Abie Horrocks is trialling the oversowing of a legume in ryegrass regrowth after harvest as a way of extending the value of ryegrass seed ...
FAR researcher Abie Horrocks is trialling the oversowing of a legume in ryegrass regrowth after harvest as a way of extending the value of ryegrass seed ...
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December 20, 2023
Managing key weeds in ryegrass and clover seed crops
Vulpia hairgrass is a common and problematic grass weed in ryegrass seed crops, while the parasitic weed small broomrape is becoming an increas...
Vulpia hairgrass is a common and problematic grass weed in ryegrass seed crops, while the parasitic weed small broomrape is becoming an increas...
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November 30, 2023
Reconnecting with arable in Scotland
FAR CEO Alison Stewart has just returned from visiting Scottish arable researchers and growers. In this episode of Cut the Crop, she says that Scottish farmers...
FAR CEO Alison Stewart has just returned from visiting Scottish arable researchers and growers. In this episode of Cut the Crop, she says that Scottish farmers...
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November 10, 2023
GLC group targets soil quality
Mid Canterbury growers and great mates Angus McKenzie and Will Mackenzie are members of a Growers Leading Change group looking at the impacts of different crop estab...
Mid Canterbury growers and great mates Angus McKenzie and Will Mackenzie are members of a Growers Leading Change group looking at the impacts of different crop estab...
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October 19, 2023
Setting up your combine for an efficient harvest
FAR is holding a series of grower field events in late November which will examine combine harvesters from the front to the back to ensure as much ...
FAR is holding a series of grower field events in late November which will examine combine harvesters from the front to the back to ensure as much ...