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.
Media Releases • 22 March 2012
High moisture influences the test weight of grain but test weight has no or limited relationship to grain performance says FAR CEO, Nick Pyke
What is the relationship between grain moisture and test weight?
Grain moisture and test weight are related from the standpoint that as moisture increases, test weight decreases. It doesn’t matter whether the drying is done...
Media Releases • 28 February 2012
The Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) has appointed Dr Roger Williams, former Head of Science for the Royal Horticultural Society, UK, as Senior Manager for Research Development.
Roger takes on the newly created role with responsibility for growing FAR’s research programme, to meet the increasing science and extension needs of New Zealand cropping farmers.
Nick Pyke, FAR’s CEO comments: “Delivering benefits to cropping farmers through up-to-date research is the foundation of FAR’s business. Roger’s...
FAR Newsletter • 27 January 2012
From the Ground Up - 27 January 2012
This edition of From the Ground Up includes: FAR communities, Annual south Canterbury, North Otago field day, Upgrade your browser, Rust n the rampage, FAR Conference 2012, National's committment to irrigation and water storage development welcomed, Canterbury farmers set to benefit from ideal spring conditions, FAR accounts, Grain prices rise as La Nina takes hold, How did the FAR Scholarship help Clint?, Agrichem data protection,...
Media Releases • 16 January 2012
15 and 16 February 2012
Gallager Academy of Performing Arts, University of Waikato, Hamilton
Registrations are now open for ‘Beyond our Boundaries’; that’s the theme for the Foundation for Arable Research’s (FAR) fifth north island conference, which will be held in Hamilton on 15th and 16th February 2012.
Keynote speakers, relevant topics and a number of in-field sessions will present some new and interesting ideas and...
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