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Updates to ECan's intensive winter grazing consent process
ECan have updated their intensive winter grazing consent process. ...
GHG pricing and arable
What might the Government’s proposed changes to the HWEN pricing proposal mean for arable?...
2022 Cereal Disease Management Strategy.
The full 2022 Cereal Disease Management Strategy is available online....
Agricultural emissions pricing
The Government has released its formal response to the HWEN GHG pricing recommendations. FAR staff are working through the consultation document, highlighting any areas of interest or concern for our industry....
Fall armyworm update and management thresholds
Activities are underway to detect the presence of fall armyworm across key sites and information about damage thresholds for fall armyworm management have been sourced from Australia....
Arable Photo Competition! (2022-23)
All entries must be received by 5pm on Sunday 30 April 2023....
Fall armyworm information available now
The fall armyworm (FAW) response is continuing with Biosecurity NZ urging grower to keep looking for this pest. Biosecurity NZ have also released a range of information sheets and brochures to help growers identify FAW and understand its potential impacts. See end of article below for links to these documents....
Sustainable arable production - the public's view
Around 43% of New Zealanders think arable farmers here are better or significantly better than the global average at using sustainable farming practices, while 46% think we’re about the same. This might sound OK, but 79% still think there is room for improvement on arable farms....
Fall armyworm update: 22 July
MPI Biosecurity NZ has received 322 enquiries related to fall armyworm as of 22 July 2022. There are now a total of 27 confirmed detections (increase of one since last update); 24 infested properties + 1 location of interest. ...