The 2021-2022 harvest was good for some and a shocker for many. The Autumn Cultivar Evaluation booklet outlines how a range of wheat and barley cultivars performed across the country....
Didn't make it to one of the Autumn Round Up meetings? Don't panic, you can read all the info here....
This final edition of Harvest Snippets summarises all autumn sown cereal cultivar trials for the 2021/22 season....
This is the final issue of Harvest Snippets for 2022....
Issue 7 of Harvest snippets includes Autumn sown feed and biscuit wheat cultivar performance - Temuka (Irrigated)....
Issue 6 of Harvest snippets includes results for autumn sown milling wheat cultivar performance, Highbank (irrigated) and autumn sown feed wheat cultivar performance, Chertsey and Fairlie (irrigated)....
Issue 5 of Harvest snippets includes results for autumn sown feed wheat cultivar performance trials at Oreti, Methven and Wakanui....
Wet harvest conditions are proving challenging for cereal growers in Canterbury and elsewhere in New Zealand. FAR and PGG Wrightson have outlined some options for dealing with sprouted crops. See below....
Brome grasses, especially ripgut brome, are a significant weed in New Zealand arable systems, with cereals being particularly affected....