Issue 214 Crop Action

Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand.

This Maize Update discusses key issues for consideration in the choice and establishment of over-winter cover crops, along with the results of a five-year trial at FAR’s Northern Crops Research Site which researched the potential for over-winter cover crops to suppress weeds in the following no-till maize grain crop.

Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand.

Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand.

This FAR Focus on maize weed management covers research on issues maize growers currently face, including; Herbicide resistance, problem weeds, herbicide options and on-farm biosecurity. 

Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand.

Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand.

Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand.

Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is a highly invasive plant pest first detected in New Zealand in February 2022. Fall armyworm (FAW) larvae can feed on over 350 plant species and in New Zealand, the crops at most risk are sweetcorn and maize. This update outlines the pest's biology and behaviour and provides tips for identifying and managing fall armyworm in maize and sweet corn crops.

It was great to see 90 people at our NCRS maize field day last week. This day, along with a series of field events across the central North Island, introduced around 150 growers and industry reps to Jon Myhill and Kate Baker from the UK Maize growers Association.