Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand....
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 2023 guide below....
The events and response surrounding Cyclone Gabrielle have taken priority this week, therefore fall armyworm confirmations have been updated but some regions will not have been scouted....
Black grass is a serious pest weed in Europe and the UK, particularly because it is resistant to many herbicides, making it difficult to control. Black grass incursions have been identified in New Zealand several times in recent years. This Ute Guide outlines how to identify black grass and what to do if you think you have found it. ...
Read the booklet from our cancelled on-farm maize research event....
Read the research showcased at the Premier Maize Event 2023....
Growers are urged to continue scouting maize and sweet corn crops across New Zealand. Last week’s Otago find has been shown not to be fall armyworm, while in Northland, trap numbers suggest the emergence of a third generation of moths is imminent....
FAR's Premier Maize Event will now be held at Mystery Creek Events Centre, due to a significant weather event. ...
We welcome you to join us for our Premier Maize Field Day 2023! Please see the programme below....
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand....