Resources
Precision ag: how to get started
Yield mapping during harvest is a good starting point for growers getting into precision agriculture. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR’s technology manager Chris Smith tells Anna Heslop that this often tends to bring more questions than answers about on-farm variability and how to manage this. He offers some advice about how to get started....
Black grass management guide (March 2023)
Black-grass (Alopecurus myosuroides) has become a serious grass weed in winter cereals in the United Kingdom (UK) and Europe where many populations have developed resistance to many of the grass weed herbicides used in winter cereals. Read the updated March 2023 guide below....
Maize Pathfinder Field Day
If you missed this week's Maize Pathfinder field day, you can read the booklet below....
Fall armyworm update 10 March 2023
Only one fall armyworm find has been reported this week, which could indicate that the spread is slowing down at this stage of the season....
Yellow bristle grass identification Ute Guide
Yellow bristle grass It is an extremely aggressive annual plant. Read the latest identification guide below....
Issue 4: Harvest Snippets 2023
Harvest Snippets report on the results of FAR trials which have been harvested in recent days....
Maize cultivation, technology and agronomy field walk
If you missed this week’s maize cultivation, technology and agronomy field walk, you can read the full booklet below....
More money for Cyclone relief
The Government has announced a $26 million boost to the grants programme helping farmers, growers, and whenua Māori owners to re-establish their businesses in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle....
On-farm decisions after Cyclone Gabrielle
This sheet provides some basic advice on step by step decision making for growers affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. We will update this information as further resources become available....
Fall armyworm update 3 March 2023
The insecticide Sparta™ (spinetoram) has now been approved for aerial application for the control of fall armyworm....