Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand....
If you are planning to undertake a crop residue burn this fire season, please ensure you are aware of all the requirements....
It may be a referendum year, but it is still largely business as usual for FAR. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR CEO Alison Stewart looks at the year ahead and tells Anna Heslop that as well as dealing with two biosecurity incursions and setting up a new Southland arable hub, FAR is also considering its R&D response to Cyclone Gabrielle....
The insecticide Sparta™ (spinetoram) has now been approved for aerial application for the control of fall armyworm....
Professor Fred Below of the University of Illinois discusses the latest research out of the US on maize, from the impact of weather on planting date, to increasing maize yield, through his “seven wonders of 19 tonne maize”....
If you missed this week’s Corson Maize demonstration site field day, you can read the full booklet of FAR's research below....
Harvest Snippets report on the results of FAR trials which have been harvested in recent days....
No moths have been found in Northland traps this week, however larvae of varying stages of development are present in maize crops. Fall armyworm has also been confirmed on a maize crop in Takaka. ...
Applications are now open for recovery grants for farmers, growers and whenua Māori owners significantly affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. The article below contains information on and links to: Farmer and grower recovery grants, Rural sector funding, General primary sector fact sheet, Feed coordination service....
This fact sheet provides information for farmers, growers, rural businesses, and Māori landowners to help you deal with the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle. ...