Plenty of reasons to attend CROPS at Chertsey
FAR's biggest annual event of the year, CROPS, is being held at the Chertsey research site on Wednesday November 25. In this episode of Cut...
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20 of 126 episodesWorking together a winning move for SCID
Confronted with the unexpected end-of-life of the Seed Crop Isolation Distance (SCID) digital mapping platform used to prevent cross-pollina...
Replacement RMA laws: who gains?
Irrigation NZ principal technical advisor Stephen McNally has closely followed the development of the two new laws replacing the 35-year-old...
Native planting for beneficial insects
A Canterbury guide, "Selecting native plants that attract beneficial insects", has been developed to help farmers, growers and landowners es...
Are non-microbial biostimulants worth a try?
With fertiliser prices at high levels, some arable farmers are being encouraged by sales reps to try out biological alternatives such as sea...
Maize growing in an El Nino year
The maize planting season is rapidly approaching and with a strong El Nino weather pattern forecast for this season, what actions can grower...
2026 Arable Farmer of the Year John McCaw
2026 Arable Farmer of the Year John McCaw specialises in ryegrass and cocksfoot seed production as well as owning a seed dressing business a...
Danish growers integrate non-chemical weed control
Danish arable growers have few ag-chem active ingredients available, so have no option but to adopt integrated weed management, says visitin...
Lessons from NZ arable
Taylor McGill, a masters student from Oklahoma, has been working with the FAR communications team for her international experience. In this...
Sprayers 101: hitting the spot
Two Canadian spraying experts Tom Wolf and Jason Deveau have just completed two weeks of FAR spraying workshops across NZ. In this episode o...
High-tech weed sprayers are here
FAR is running a series of weed workshops looking at all the tools available for weed control so growers don't have to just rely on herbicid...
Growing high-value crops under solar panels
A new solar farm at Lincoln University aims to show how productive land can be optimised to grow high-value crops while generating commercia...
Taking time to connect with others
Craig 'Wiggy' Wiggins has numerous roles in the rural sector but is best known for being the driving force behind several rural health and w...
Fall armyworm: four years on
It is more than four years since maize pest fall armyworm was first detected in NZ. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR's biosecurity offic...
New FAR Strategy launched
FAR has just launched its new five-year strategy, setting a clear direction for the organisation. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR chief...
South Australian grower goes from drought to rain
After battling severe drought, early-season rain means South Australian grower James Venning has had a perfect start planting this year's cr...
Visiting experts target spray accuracy
Canadian spray experts Tom Wolf and Jason Deveau are leading a series of Sprayers 101 workshops organised by FAR, in the first two weeks of...
Cereals UK 2026: what’s new?
Hawkes Bay arable and vegetable grower Hugh Ritchie was one of a contingent of NZ growers who attended the Cereals UK event, as well as some...
FAR director Michael Tayler optimistic on arable
South Canterbury grower Michael Tayler is one of three new FAR board members. In this episode of Cut the Crop, he says that while crop margi...
Arable under pressure, but full of possibility
Andrew Laming, a founder and director of farm finance and advisory business NZAB, recently wrote a report on the arable sector. In this epis...