FAR has released a greenhouse gas emissions calculator and a greenhouse gas emissions planning module for arable farmers....
The detection at the border of a very small number of velvetleaf seeds in imported radish seed is a timely reminder for all farmers growing seed crops from imported seed to monitor their crops for weeds....
Federated Farmers have provided the following excellent summary of how the North Island travel border will work, assuming that regions south of Auckland shift into Level 3 from 12.00am Wednesday 1 September. ...
Consultation on proposed changes to intensive winter grazing regulations started on Thursday, 26 August and will run for six weeks until Thursday, 7 October 2021....
Passionate about arable? Consider joining the FAR Board....
At at 11:59pm on Tuesday 17 August 2021, all of New Zealand moved into COVID-19 Alert Level 4 for a period of three days. The Auckland and Coromandel regions, currently most closely linked to the outbreak, will staying at Alert Level 4 for at least seven days. The confirmation of the Delta variant and a further 6 cases (at last count) makes extensions of lockdown periods highly likely....
FAR welcomes this review. Its findings reflect and address many of the concerns FAR has raised in discussions with the Overseer owners over the last 10 years....
As fertiliser prices increase, so do the number of reasons to make sure you're not using more than you need. ...
Welcome to the winter 2021 edition of From the Ground Up. This edition includes information on cereal endophyte, greenhouse gas emission numbers and DIY soil quality monitoring....
If you grow certified seed, you should be aware of changes to New Zealand’s seed certification processes, and that you need to consent to your grower details being transferred to a new system...NOW!...