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The Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) has appointed Dr Scott Champion as its new chief executive.

Populations of fall armyworm are two to three weeks more advanced than they have been in previous seasons, bringing calls for maize and sweetcorn growers to scout their crops as often as possible.

Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) chief executive Dr Alison Stewart is stepping down in June this year after seven years in the role.

Arable growers are being invited to supply samples of their harvested crops as part of a project which uses an alternative approach to determining how well they are managing their biggest input - fertiliser.

Mechanical weeding is exploding in Europe because increasing resistance means they have "run out of herbicide", says Canterbury agronomist Charles Merfield.

The arable sector, which contributes $2 billion to the economy annually, has launched a new strategy.

As the judges' citation put it, anyone who has been involved in the arable industry for the past 40 years has surely met the man named to the industry's Hall of Fame at the recent Arable Awards, Greendale grower Syd Worsfold.

Alternative tools are increasingly available for growers looking to reduce their reliance on agrichemicals in response to market and resistance challenges, says Foundation for Arable Research chief executive Alison Stewart.

Growers can now access information from the Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) within seconds, thanks to generative AI technology.

Earlier signalling by the dairy industry of how many hectares of maize silage is required each season would assist maize growers to better plan their planting programmes, says the Foundation for Arable Research’s Ivan Lawrie.