Extension

The Foundation for Arable Research (FAR), is an industry organisation involved in applied research and information transfer, with primary responsibility to New Zealand Arable Growers.

Our focus is on investing and delivering benefits from independent, quality and cost effective research, adding value to the business of arable farming. Assisting farmers to face new challenges and ensuring the survival of this sector as a vibrant primary industry for New Zealand.

Although most of the research is shorter term field trials, which aim to improve crop productivity, there is an increasing demand for FAR to provide information which will help farmers in the environmental, climate change and new opportunities areas. This research tends to be longer term and have a broader, less crop specific focus.

Often this research has significant co-investment from the government and other primary sectors.

Information Transfer

Our extension programme includes:

  • Numerous Field-days and Discussion Groups
  • Workshops
  • Seminars
  • Conferences

Other sources of information transfer are through:

Training Courses / Workshops

FAR invites skilled individuals from within New Zealand and overseas to deliver training courses and workshops in order for growers to upskill in certain areas. Details of these events are promoted on the Events section of the FAR website, listed in our Diary Dates email out and sent out in hard copy to FAR levy payers and subscribers.

Handout notes from past events are also made available for FAR levy payers and subscribers in the member area under the member login menu.

If you are not already a member please consider subscribing to access this information and more.