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...
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20 of 107 episodesPloughing champion Mark Dillon sets it straight
Southland mixed arable farmer Mark Dillon has turned part of an arable farmer's toolkit – ploughing – into an artform. He has wo...
FAR director Hamish Irwin: from accounting to arable farming
Recently appointed FAR board director Hamish Irwin came from an accounting background before taking over the running of his family's Mid Can...
NZ Grown Grains gains momentum
The NZ Grown Grains logo is starting to appear on products in bakeries, supermarkets and online, as well as on vehicles and shop windows. In...
FAR director Ed White on closures and costs
Central Hawkes Bay farmer Ed White is one of three new FAR board members who started on January 1. In this episode of Cut the Crop, he talks...
Nominations sought for 2026 Arable Awards
It's time to recognise arable's high achievers, with nominations being sought for seven categories in this year's Arable Awards. In this epi...
Make every pass pay
High diesel and fertiliser prices are front of mind for growers during this busy autumn planting season. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FA...
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...
SVS 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...