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2021-22 Spring sown CPT book available now
Spring sown crops experienced variable weather conditions throughout the 2021/22 season. This would ultimately effect yield potential....
New Zealand survey of maize areas and volumes: June 1, 2022
The objective of this AIMI survey of maize growers in New Zealand (NZ) was to determine: the size of the 2022 NZ harvest of maize grain and maize silage the percentage of the 2022 NZ maize harvest which was sold as at June 1, 2022 sowing intentions for the spring of 2022...
Fall armyworm update: 8 July
MPI Biosecurity NZ has received 309 enquiries related to fall armyworm as of 8 July 2022. There are now a total of 25 confirmed detections (increase of one since last update). ...
A digital tool to identify when aphids are reproducing
A new digital tool has been launched to help growers make decisions around aphid management and when to act to prevent damage to their crops....
Climate Change Commission supports farm-level GHG pricing approach
Agricultural emissions should be priced at the farm-level outside the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme, says Climate Change Commission Chair Dr Rod Carr....
Reducing synthetic N use with alternative N sources
Interested in being part of a project aimed at find ways to reduce the financial and environmental impacts of synthetic nitrogen. Keep reading... ...
Fall armyworm response update
Work continues to evaluate the degree of spread and the degree of risk posed by fall armyworm. ...
FAR's response to HWEN split gas farm-level levy recommendation
HWEN is recommending the Farm-Level Split Gas Levy, to be introduced through a transition process from 2025. ...
Split-gas farm level levy recommended by He Waka Eke Noa
The Primary Sector Climate Action Partnership, He Waka Eke Noa, is recommending that the best alternative to pricing agricultural emissions through the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS) is a farm-level split-gas levy with built-in incentives to reduce emissions and sequester carbon, starting from 2025....