Arable
Honouring arable’s best and brightest
Nominations are open for Grower of the Year in maize, cereal and seed categories, and a team of judges will select one of these winners as 2024 Arable Farmer of the Year.
Will the arable sector still exist in 2050?
Ironically, a tendency to work in silos represents one of the biggest challenges to the arable sector in the years ahead, writes Dr Alison Stewart of FAR.
Business is blooming on sunflower farm
A Taupiri farm discovers that the sunny seed-heads offer more than just a pretty face.
Maize grain growers facing ‘perfect storm’
With silos still holding last season’s crop, sector will be scrabbling to meet storage and other challenges.
Make like mycelium and share your data
It’s important to drive your decisions with high-quality data, collected through well-planned, accurate field trials, says an agronomy informatics expert
GE Free NZ ryegrass claims rejected
AgResearch says on the contrary, ‘we’re excited about potential of HME ryegrass’.
AgResearch expands work on GM grasses
Clover and endophyte products in development alongside HME ryegrass.
Proper weed control is complex, costly – and worth it
Australian weed management expert outlines winning strategies at FAR conference.
Credentials framework for arable urged
Programme would back claims that NZ farmers are the best at what they do, says FAR.
Strip-tilling for fodder beet holds it together
Study takes a closer look at method to lessen runoff from winter grazing crop.
FAR seeks endorsement to carry on
Arable farmers asked to vote to renew levy orders.
LISTEN: Why NZ has a point of difference when it comes to glyphosate use
Listen to 2019 Nuffield Scholar Hamish Marr chat with Bryan Gibson about his studies into glyphosate use in NZ.
New GE regime would delight plant breeders
Easing of restrictions on gene editing would improve NZ’s global competitiveness.
Flood fallout hits profits, machinery
Harvesting on dusty, silted land ages new harvesters a decade in a day.
Global reach for FAR conference
FAR conference locks in international and local experts for Growers Leading Change conference.
Stock succeed crops in year-round system
Field day on FAR chair’s Rakaia farm hears about place for winter grazing in year-round system.
Milling wheat, malting barely harvests soar
New season wheat contracts boost confidence with crop farmers quick to seize on better pricing.
A foot in the door of the alternative protein market
What comes first, the processing plant or the producers?
Canterbury Plains could lead the way in wheat production
Growing our own could cut GHG and water consumption.
Arable results looking up as harvest wraps
Growers’ seed price initiative contributes to ‘very welcome’ results.
Real horse power on display at ploughing champs
Thirty four tractor ploughmen and four horse teams are competing in the event.
Venture Taranaki on the hunt for growing trial participants
They need 30 sites for the project, and landowners and growers only need to commit to one growing cycle.
Nominations open for New Zealand Arable Awards
Chance for industry heroes to reap reward in 2023 honours
Growers encouraged to complete arable farming survey
The annual survey can be completed on paper or online until April 30.
Challenging season winds down for Waikato maize growers
Arable farmers have been in the weeds – and it’s showing up in lower yields.
USDA reports slight lift in global grain output
Total grain production forecasts have lifted 0.32%.
Maize harvest starts after gruelling year
Only half the crops expected to yield well, says Feds’ Waikato arable chair.
Science projects boost Overseer reliability
Projects assessed software’s reliability following government review
Trio of challenges take toll on NZ seed exports
Weather, labour, shipping challenges impacted New Zealand seed exports in 2022.
Bad weather hits Northland arable farmers in the pocket
What feels like a cropping season from hell has resulted in soaring costs as workable days are cut back by bad weather.
No-till pioneer shares cropping know-how
'Cut, place, press and cover’ principles biggest change to family farm in 160 years.
Contractors bogged down by wet summer
Rain pushes back contracting season a month or more.
Growers hope for more settled weather before season’s harvest
NZ’s arable farmers are sitting on a good crop, but fears of another wet harvest cloud the horizon
Climate shifts may send maize south
FAR modelling suggests major crop potential from South Island.
Growers urged to use seed costs calculator
Amid global headwinds, Feds offers growers a costs yardstick.
Getting shoppers to pay for greener pastures
Agri trailblazer shares tips for growing a market for restoratively farmed food.
Milling wheat prospects golden again
Planting plans bring crops close to 2021 harvest levels as grower confidence returns.
Passage of plant variety bill hailed
Domestic plant laws brought into line with international practice.
Musician to headline arable conference
UK cropping farmer Andy Cato is on a mission to create a consumer-led market for food grown in regenerating landscapes.
Maize prospects bogged down by wet ground
Eyes on Southland yield as northern planting delayed.
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