Resources
Crop Action, Issue 17, 2024
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand....
Grazing wheat grain crops
Recent discussions around A Lighter Touch Approaches to cereal disease management have mentioned grazing wheat crops. FAR has not done much research on this in recent years, however, it is something we have investigated in the past. ...
Checking the tech for arable
How can you make the most of new tools and technology? What’s out there that will provide real value to you and your farm? Don’t really know? Don’t worry, FAR’s new Technology, Tools and Machinery Research Strategy has been set up to find the answers....
Moisture probe trial at Kowhai Farm
The moisture probe trial is back for 2024-25 season. We have moisture probes from different providers installed at our Kowhai Farm research site in Lincoln....
Environmental Awards Time
The Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA) celebrate farmer and grower achievement and showcase good practice, enabling the sharing of positive farming and growing stories with all audiences. Entries are open now for the 2025 Awards are open now. Find out more at nzfeawards.org.nz ...
From the Ground Up: Issue 118, Spring
Welcome to the spring 2024 edition of From the Ground Up. This edition includes; Arable Award Winners, new tech strategy and Special Ag Trade Envoy. ...
Calculating costs of production
Calculating actual costs of production for arable crops is as easy as adding your crop specific numbers into a spreadsheet, and letting it do the work....
Crop Action: Issue 16, 2024
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand....
Arable Farmer of the Year
Congratulations to all the winners at the New Zealand Arable Awards, especially Arable Farmer of the Year, Simon Nitschke....