Newsletters
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 December 2009 | FAR Newsletter 60 - Summer 2009 Chief Executive's Report, Levy rates for 2010, Farewell from Andrea, Chairman's review, Pasture renewal provides potential to add 1.6 billion, A focus on clover, Precision Agriculture (FAR’s Combinable Crops boasts precision farming solutions), Crop management with active sensors, Precision agriculture - current practice and future potential, EM mapping and its use for site specific crop management, Crop sensors - fancy new toys or a genuine advance in N use efficiency?, Cropping farmer hits the mark, Cultivating our future, Research aims to boost perennial ryegrass production, Packed programme planned for FAR maize field day, Marketing arable crops, Maize - a European perspective, Efficient irrigation - a requirement not an option, Christmas tree biscuits. http://far.org.nz/system/files/FAR_Newsletter_60_0.pdf |  | 518 KB | # | |||
| September 2009 | FAR Newsletter Issue 59 - Spring 2009 Articles include: Marketing for profit • Spring agronomy update 2009 • Best Management Practices for Growing Maize on Dairly Farms • Arable Ys study tour • FAR levy collection moves in-house • Managing grass weeds • Is organic food production for you? • Combinable Crops 2009 • Can you help us reduce our carbon footprint? • Trans-Tasman news - Soil 2 Grain • Kids corner • Getting down to earth - organic matter and compost • Employers: are your people driving you nuts? • MAF SFF supports new research at FAR • Are you correctly addressed? • FAR board visit the Manawatu • Women in Arable • Dates for your diary. http://far.org.nz/system/files/FAR+NL+issue+59+-+web.pdf | | 843 KB | # | |||
| June 2009 | FAR Newsletter 58 FAR welcomes budget announcement , Tom Wolf , The Commodity Levies (Maize) Order 2006 , MAF SFF funding round , Making irrigation pay, FAR research planning, Trans-Tasman collaboration searches for novel endophytes, FAR Focus, Project Update: Strip tillage into pasture, Strategic planning made simple, Succession planning: begin with the end in mind, Canterbury Crusaders come second by only $18/ha!, Endosulfan use prohibited , Ballance Farm Environmental Awards - Supreme winner , FAR warns growers of Broomcorn Millet, FAR Postgraduate Scholarship , Dates for your diary. http://far.org.nz/system/files/16126+FAR+NL+issue+58.pdf | | 453 KB | # | |||
| March 2009 | FAR Newsletter 57 FAR cost of production benchmarking database, Grass Weeds of Arable Crops - The Ute Guide on sale now, Arrivals and departures, New channel to benefit farmers, Pasture Renewal website launched, Cereal harvest 2009, Competition corner, Taking Care of Business workshops welcomed by growers, Polite reminder - FAR Annual Return Declaration, Easter recipe, A word from Tony. FAR’s inaugural scholar, Arable Y’s, Women in Arable, FAR Maize Conference 2009, FAR Arable Sites sponsors, Dates for your diary http://far.org.nz/system/files/FAR_Newsletter_57b.pdf | | 423 KB | # | |||
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| December 2008 | FAR Newsletter 56 FAR Chairman's Report 2008, Chief Executive's Review, Seed industry co-operation, Summer scholarships, Women in Arable, Levy rates for 2009, FAR Annual Return Declaration, Summary of FAR Accounts for 2008, New recruit to work on ryegrass research, FAR Strategic Research Committee, Maize Conference 2009, Combinable Crops 2008, Growing wheat on the other side of the Tasman, Phil Rolston - FAR's Researcher of the Year http://far.org.nz/system/files/FAR_Newsletter_56.pdf | 462 KB | # | ||||
| September 2008 | FAR Newsletter 55 FAR Maize Conference, Taking care of business, Active in Arable gets a makeover, Research an eye opener for Wairarapa farmer, Combinable Crops 2008, Arable Y's, Barley crop management, FAR maize levy rates, FAR farmer annual return declaration, Benefiting from the levy, Bee aware, Clover booklet coming soon, Making Peas Pay, Get more out of soil with LMI, Integrated Pest Management for Crops and Pastures, FAR scholarship and FAR summer studentships - apply now!, AmaizeN now available, The economic cost of straw nutrient losses. http://far.org.nz/system/files/FAR_Newsletter_55.pdf | 315 KB | # | ||||
| June 2008 | FAR Newsletter 54 The future of arable farming, http://far.org.nz/system/files/FAR_Newsletter_54.pdf | | 535 KB | # | |||
| March 2008 | FAR_Newsletter_53.pdf Arable Farming - are we green enough? FAR's researcher of the year, Waikato Arable Site field day, Drip-line irrigation in carrots, Pest birds, Active in Arable, ECan tour, Southland Field Day, Cereal harvest, High-speed internet, Goodbyes, FAR Weather http://far.org.nz/system/files/FAR_Newsletter_53.pdf | | 335 KB | # | |||
2007 | |||||||
| December 2007 | FAR_Newsletter_52.pdf Chairman’s Report, NZ Post Codes, The World at Your Feet, Combinable Crops 2007: What did we learn? Selenium Update. Chief Executive’s Review: July 2006 - June 2007, New Research Tool, FAR Postgraduate Scholarship, Changes to FAR Board, Sustainable Water http://far.org.nz/system/files/FAR_Newsletter_52.pdf | | 944 KB | # | |||
| September 2007 | FAR_Newsletter_51.pdf Are you compliant? Rural/Urban divide? FAR Open Day, new Arable Site, Sustainable Farming Fund, FAR Conference, Research, Maize protection, Arable Site update, White clover demo, Cropping Survey http://far.org.nz/system/files/FAR_Newsletter_51.pdf | | 981 KB | # | |||
| June 2007 | FAR_Newsletter_50.pdf FAR's 4th International Conference, Environment Awards, FAR Scholarship, Record breaking wheat yield, Recent arrivals, Farmer of the Year, Fair Trading, Compliance Audits, Hot Science with Kim Hill, Biofuels update, Competitions, Dates for your diary http://far.org.nz/system/files/FAR_Newsletter_50.pdf | | 543 KB | # | |||
| March 2007 | FAR_Newsletter_49.pdf Arrivals and departures, On-Farm Trial Guide booklets, New Take-All soil test, FAR postgraduate scholarship, Crop production figures, Record numbers turn out for final Field Day, Reduction in Levy Rate, Forwarding the FAR levy, What's happening in maize? http://far.org.nz/system/files/FAR_Newsletter_49.pdf | | 370 KB | # | |||
2006 | |||||||
| December 2006 | FARNewsletter48-200612.pdf Chairman's report, FAR board, Research investments, Competition corner, New look website, Rich Christmas Cake, Record numbers turn out to the FAR Arable Site Major Open Day, FAR field trial - HUB, Levy rates for 2007, Change to the herbage seed levy, Sum http://far.org.nz/system/files/FARNewsletter48-200612.pdf | | 376 KB | # | |||
| September 2006 | FARNewsletter47-200609.pdf New levy to benefit maize silage growers, Research indicates clear benefits of burning, Arable research groups - call for nominations, Active in Arable, Successful funding round by FAR, Hot Science with Kim Hill, Australian cereal harvest prospects, What http://far.org.nz/system/files/FARNewsletter47-200609.pdf | | 360 KB | # | |||
| June 2006 | FARNewsletter46-200606.pdf Introduction, Arable Women get active, New soil specialist on board, The key to financial sustainability, Autumn trials results round-up, Plant biotechnology, New technologies and http://far.org.nz/system/files/FARNewsletter46-200606.pdf | | 436 KB | # | |||
| March 2006 | FARNewsletter45-200603.pdf Maize Conference Review, New Project Manager, Farewell to Jo DeFilippi, Ravensdown Wheat Quality Competition, Irrigation Evaluation Course, New Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus, Future Opportunities, Crop Production Figures, Summary of Accounts, Australian GRDC http://far.org.nz/system/files/FARNewsletter45-200603.pdf | | 675 KB | # | |||
2005 | |||||||
| December 2005 | FARNewsletter44-200512.pdf Arable Site Major Open Day - A Growing Success, FAR Maize Conference, FAR Projects underway in the 2005/06 season, Levy Rate for 2006, FAR Researcher of the Year, Keep the Learning Alive, Funding Round, Books For Sale, Farewell to Jacqui..., Other Members http://far.org.nz/system/files/FARNewsletter44-200512.pdf | | 502 KB | # | |||
| September 2005 | FARNewsletter43-200509.pdf Referendum Results, UK Visitors boost profile of FAR winter programmes, New Projects helped by SFF, Registrations for FAR events, What's lined up for the FAR Arable Site?, Arable Research Groups - call for nominations, FAR's remodelled website, FAR farewe http://far.org.nz/system/files/FARNewsletter43-200509.pdf | | 848 KB | # | |||
| June 2005 | FARNewsletter42-200506b.pdf Referendum 2005, Levy Compliance, Summary of Accounts, Chairman's Report, Research Projects, Active in Arable, Maize meetings, FAR into the Future! http://far.org.nz/system/files/FARNewsletter42-200506b.pdf | | 80 KB | # | |||
| March 2005 | FARNewsletter41-200503.pdf Poole, Maize, Code, Volunteers, Subscriptions, United Wheat Growers, Seed technology, Board, Production, Referendum, Sowing date, Perennial ryegrass, Extension, Discussion, Books http://far.org.nz/system/files/FARNewsletter41-200503.pdf | | 184 KB | # | |||
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| December 2004 | FARNewsletter40-200412.pdf Levy, ARG, Projects, Cereals, Herbage, Maize, Pulses, SFF, Weather Stations, Australia, Books http://far.org.nz/system/files/FARNewsletter40-200412.pdf | | 478 KB | # | |||
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