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Welcome to Cut the Crop! - keeping you in the know about everything you grow. Presented by the Foundation for Arable Research (FAR), an applied research and information transfer organisation...
In this episode of Cut the Crop, Scott Champion talks to three growers in Southland, Canterbury and Wairoa about how autumn planting is prog...
Sustainable Vegetable Systems (SVS) is a nitrogen budgeting tool to help growers optimise their nitrogen management practices. In this episo...
Are wheat yields still increasing, or has wheat hit a yield plateau? In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR cereal researcher Jacqueline Straa...
About 40 solar demonstration farms have been established across New Zealand in a government-backed initiative to provide real-world data so...
A free public GPS service, SouthPAN, improves accuracy and reliability for farmers, contractors and other users. In this episode of Cut the...
A large-scale research project being led by FAR aims to establish a diverse and sustainable toolkit of weed management strategies in the fac...
Reports from growers that tall fescue seed yields fall away after the first season has led FAR to research post-harvest management of the mu...
Scottish arable farmer and agronomist Gordon Rennie likes to swap his winter for a New Zealand summer. In this episode of Cut the Crop, he t...
An unprecedented sharp rise in aphid numbers in cereals in late October has FAR staff pondering whether this led to yield losses due to YDV...
A new Growers to Bakers programme has been initiated by FAR to better match grain quality with the requirements of millers and bakers. In th...
FAR's Technology Manager Chris Smith surveyed growers on their 2025 harvest losses in conjunction with the combine set-up workshops. In this...
The number of growers and crop samples involved in the Grain Nutrient Analysis project, organised by FAR regional facilitator Donna Lill, is...
Three years on from Cyclone Gabrielle, FAR's North Island manager Dirk Wallace has been part of a team developing a guide to assist growers...
FAR's technology manager Chris Smith checked out the latest in precision ag during a visit to the UK and the Agritechnica trade fair in Germ...
Handshake deals may be a thing of the past following the launch of an Arable Industry Code of Conduct. In this episode of Cut the Crop, Fede...
An updated version of "The drying and storage of grain and herbage seed" book has just been released. In this episode of Cut the Crop, Edito...
Arable production underpins the productivity of many key agricultural industries through the supply of grains and seeds directly to both far...
Ivan Lawrie of FAR was one of a delegation of growers, seed industry people and researchers who attended the 12th International Herbage Seed...
Fall armyworm's arrival means an additional caterpillar pest that loves to feed on maize and sweetcorn. In this episode of Cut the Crop, Gra...
While arable growers have a good handle on in-paddock crop gross margins, many don't account for their overhead costs like rates and insuran...
As well as managing established pests and weeds, like Fall armyworm and velvetleaf, the arable industry, in conjunction with Biosecurity NZ,...
Getting the most up-to-date research information out to growers is a key part of FAR's role. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR's Communic...
Growers participating in the combine workshops and follow-up in-field visits last season saved about $115 a hectare, says organiser, FAR tec...
FAR's big annual event at its Chertsey research site is on November 26. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR's Communications Manager Anna H...
Momentum is building for the NZ Grown Grains logo following its launch in Auckland. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR's Ivan Lawrie, a dr...
Land and Water Science director and principal scientist Dr Clint Rissmann is one of the creators of Landscape DNA, an interactive, online ma...
Some FAR trials and projects involve taking risks with new management practices and technology, so farmers can be armed with plenty of data...
Nitrogen is a key input to achieving optimum crop yields, but how much can growers source from the soil? In this episode of Cut the Crop, FA...
Leaft Foods is a Canterbury-based start-up focused on extracting a special protein called Rubisco from the green leaves of plants. In this e...
FAR senior maize researcher Rene van Tilburg says that when visiting maize crops, he often finds yield-limiting factors such as soil compact...
Some maize growers worry that if they factor in soil N supply when applying fertiliser, this will deplete reserves for future seasons. In th...
Ahead of the new irrigation season, FAR regional facilitator and Canterbury irrigation management consultant Cindy Lowe provides some tips o...
Since starting as FAR's new CEO on July 1, Scott Champion has been meeting growers and industry leaders. In this week's Cut the Crop episode...
Collaborating with overseas maize experts is a good way to learn from their failures and successes, FAR senior researcher Dirk Wallace says...
Seed and Grain Readiness and Response (SGRR) is the biosecurity entity for the arable sector and has played a key role in black-grass and fa...
Weeds, pests and diseases and herbicide resistance are just some of the key issues that FAR is researching to provide arable growers with mo...
During his Nuffield study travels, Central Otago farmer Carlos Bagrie was blown away by the scale and sophistication of arable farming in Br...
FAR's graduate programme provides an introduction to all aspects of arable, from research and agronomy to marketing. In this episode of Cut...
After seven years at the helm of FAR, chief executive Dame Alison Stewart has stepped down to pursue semi-retirement mixed with science advi...
Research shows that native plantings on farms do more than support biodiversity, they can also boost crop yields. In this episode of Cut the...
In this episode of Cut the Crop, Irrigation NZ chief executive Karen Williams says she wants a water strategy developed which brings togethe...
New Zealand's agricultural drone industry is doubling every year, with more than 100 drones now used for spraying and spreading. In this epi...
For the last three years, FAR has been collecting Cost of Production data on five key crops, based on a Mid-Canterbury irrigated arable farm...
Following interest from growers, Canterbury-based Pure Oil NZ has successfully trialled spring-sown oilseed rape using new imported varietie...
As well as providing benefits such as protecting soil and reducing nitrate leaching, cover crops can also suppress weeds. In this week's Cut...
Hawkes Bay mixed arable and livestock farmers Simon and Lou White, of Ludlow Farms, have just won not one, but two prestigious farming award...
Profitability is an increasing concern for arable farmers, which is why FAR has chosen it as the theme of its two-day conference, starting J...
Solar farms are popping up across New Zealand, but is this an option on high-value arable land? In this episode of Cut the Crop, Anna Heslop...
Canterbury rural professional and farmer Thomas Holmes last year participated in the Kellogg Rural Leadership programme, focusing his study...
Chaff decks, attached to the back of a combine harvester to reduce the weed seed burden, are widely used in Australia, but have not been ado...