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Northland, and Auckland/ Waikato Border Update
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. ...
Winter grazing review - have your say
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....
Two grower seats on FAR Board
Passionate about arable? Consider joining the FAR Board....
Covid Update - 18 August 2021
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....
2021 Overseer Review and Response
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....
Soil testing saves money
As fertiliser prices increase, so do the number of reasons to make sure you're not using more than you need. ...
From the Ground Up, Issue 106
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....
New Seed Certification Information System
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!...
Video presentations from the FAR Conference
The presentations from the FAR Conference 2021 are now available to watch online here....
2020/21 Spring Cultivar Book
The Spring Cereal Cultivar Evaluation Book for 2020/21 is now available to read....