Media Releases • 16 May 2012
FAR launches FAR Focus 5 – ‘Grass 2 Crop’, a one stop shop demonstating the most effective ways of harnessing key benefits of the grass phase for the successive cropping phase.
For cropping farmers, minimising the release of nutrients to the ground water and maximising soil carbon retention is paramount to productivity and profitability; this three...
Media Releases • 09 May 2012
Research projects investigating pest and beneficial insects and seeking a better understanding of consumers of grain were just two of the six successful funding applications submitted to the Ministry of Primary Industries’ Sustainable Farming Fund by FAR.
Included in the over ,000 section of the latest funding round were research projects...
Media Releases • 01 May 2012
The Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) is pleased to announce the recipient of its 2012 Postgraduate Scholarship.
Julia Raynes, one of several applicants for the 2012 Scholarship, is in her first year of study for a Masters degree in plant biology at Massey University. Julia, due to her enthusiastic approach to NZ’s cropping sector stood out to be the most worthy recipient of this award.
“I feel very honoured to have...
Media Releases • 28 March 2012
On Monday 20 February 2012, The Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) relocated to its new office space on Maddison Park, an idyllic setting on the outskirts of Templeton, just 14 kms west of Christchurch city and just 14 kms south-west of Christchurch Airport. The move came following a vacation notice from the Landlord of 2...
Media Releases • 28 March 2012
“It has, without a doubt, been a very trying harvest for many, but that aside, with the wetter than usual summer, we are seeing some excellent yields”, says Nick Pyke, FAR CEO.
“Amidst the showers and the sunshine, many cropping farmers sat anxiously, waiting for that small window of opportunity to harvest their crops, and when it came, they were out in full force burning the midnight oil.
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