As herbicides become less effective and availability reduces, physical weeding is becoming a popular topic of conversation. This arable update outlines the differences between the two main classes of mechanical weeders: contiguous weeders that weed the whole field surface, and incontiguous weeders that treat the intrarow and interrow with different weeding tools....
Correct timing is critical to successful integrated weed management. This Arable Extra discusses the three timing windows that should be considered…time in the rotation, time in the crop growth cycle and time in the weed life cycle....
Integrated weed management (IWM) is a system level approach to managing weeds. It combines multiple control approaches into a single weed management programme. This Arable Extra explains physical, chemical, biological and ecological approaches and provides some examples of how they can be used....
View the latest AIMI Survey of Cereal and Maize Areas and Volumes to 31 October 2024....
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand....
The AIMI survey of New Zealand cereal growers, as at October 10, 2023 is now available online....
Environment Canterbury is asking for feedback on the future direction of climate action, land use and biodiversity, and water and coastal issues in the region. Read on for tips on what to include in your submission. ...
This ANOVA Statistical Analysis Spreadsheet Tool has been designed to help make sense of the results of on-farm trials and try-outs....
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand....