Displaying items by tag: oilseed

Wednesday, 22 April 2015 14:58

Homing in on oilseed options

FAR’s Jen Linton demonstrates pgr effects on oilseed rape trials at the arable site, Chertsey, late last year. No significant difference was recorded.

FAR cultivar and herbicide trials with resurgent crop oilseed rape promise to help growers hone their agronomy on the resurgent crop.

Published in Management

Sunday, 08 February 2015 00:00

World record oilseed crop landed

Chris Dennison working out if he has clinched a world record

New Zealand can lay claim to another world record cropping yield: the highest ever for oilseed rape, aka canola in some counties.

Published in General News

Friday, 19 December 2014 00:00

Grain and graze from oilseed rape

AUSTRALIA’S GROWERS are grabbing four-six weeks autumn or winter grazing off oilseed rape crops with no impact on grain yield, CSIRO agronomist John Kirkengaard told growers at Crops 2014.

Published in Management

Thursday, 15 November 2012 15:41

Solid Energy has confirmed the sale of its Biodiesel New Zealand business to Pure Oil New Zealand (PONZ), a consortium owned 30% by vegetable producer Southern Packers, 30% by Midland Seeds, 20% by agronomist Roger Lasham, and 20% by former Biodiesel New Zealand manager and now PONZ managing director, Nick Murney.

Published in General News

Monday, 06 August 2012 13:58