Displaying items by tag: Foundation of Arable Research

Wednesday, 01 February 2023 09:55

Pest confirmed on West Coast

A tropical insect pest with a big appetite for corn has been identified on the West Coast, the first time it has been found in the South Island.

Published in General News

New Zealand's arable farmers have been challenged to do things differently.

Published in Management
Tuesday, 05 February 2019 12:52

‘Wet’ sums up season

‘Wet’ sums up the 2018-19 grain season for Canterbury, says the Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) research manager for cereals, Rob Craigie.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 12 April 2016 07:55

Potential blackgrass incursion

Federated Farmers and other arable industry groups are working with MPI following the detection of blackgrass seeds.

Published in General News
Monday, 22 December 2014 00:00

Early drill, but not for yield

Beware sowing wheat super early, but standard plant populations may need a rethink to push yields to new levels, leading UK agronomist Patrick Stephens told visitors at Crops 2014.

Published in Management

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