Growers react to higher diesel and fertiliser prices
In this episode of Cut the Crop, Scott Champion talks to three growers in Southland, Canterbury and Wairoa about how autumn planting is prog...
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20 of 100 episodesSVS nitrogen decision support tool available
Sustainable Vegetable Systems (SVS) is a nitrogen budgeting tool to help growers optimise their nitrogen management practices. In this episo...
What drives wheat yield?
Are wheat yields still increasing, or has wheat hit a yield plateau? In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR cereal researcher Jacqueline Straa...
Is the time right for solar?
About 40 solar demonstration farms have been established across New Zealand in a government-backed initiative to provide real-world data so...
SouthPAN free GPS service more accurate
A free public GPS service, SouthPAN, improves accuracy and reliability for farmers, contractors and other users. In this episode of Cut the...
Learning ways to reduce reliance on herbicide
A large-scale research project being led by FAR aims to establish a diverse and sustainable toolkit of weed management strategies in the fac...
Post-harvest management of tall fescue seed crops
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...
UK growers diversify income
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...
Late-season aphid rise poses questions
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...
Bridging the gap between growers, millers and bakers
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...
Measuring harvest loss
FAR's Technology Manager Chris Smith surveyed growers on their 2025 harvest losses in conjunction with the combine set-up workshops. In this...
Samples sought for Grain Nutrient Analysis
The number of growers and crop samples involved in the Grain Nutrient Analysis project, organised by FAR regional facilitator Donna Lill, is...
Lessons from Cyclone Gabrielle recovery
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...
What’s new in precision ag?
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...
Arable Industry Code of Conduct launched
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...
Updated crop drying book released
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 underpins other ag sectors, report shows
Arable production underpins the productivity of many key agricultural industries through the supply of grains and seeds directly to both far...
International Herbage Seed Group conference
Ivan Lawrie of FAR was one of a delegation of growers, seed industry people and researchers who attended the 12th International Herbage Seed...
Maize pests and their natural enemies
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...
Overheads calculator: costs not just in-paddock
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...
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