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Agricultural emissions pricing
The Government has released its formal response to the HWEN GHG pricing recommendations. FAR staff are working through the consultation document, highlighting any areas of interest or concern for our industry....
Fall armyworm update and management thresholds
Activities are underway to detect the presence of fall armyworm across key sites and information about damage thresholds for fall armyworm management have been sourced from Australia....
Arable Photo Competition! (2022-23)
All entries must be received by 5pm on Sunday 30 April 2023....
Fall armyworm information available now
The fall armyworm (FAW) response is continuing with Biosecurity NZ urging grower to keep looking for this pest. Biosecurity NZ have also released a range of information sheets and brochures to help growers identify FAW and understand its potential impacts. See end of article below for links to these documents....
Sustainable arable production - the public's view
Around 43% of New Zealanders think arable farmers here are better or significantly better than the global average at using sustainable farming practices, while 46% think we’re about the same. This might sound OK, but 79% still think there is room for improvement on arable farms....
Fall armyworm update: 22 July
MPI Biosecurity NZ has received 322 enquiries related to fall armyworm as of 22 July 2022. There are now a total of 27 confirmed detections (increase of one since last update); 24 infested properties + 1 location of interest. ...
New Zealand survey of maize areas and volumes: June 1, 2022
The objective of this AIMI survey of maize growers in New Zealand (NZ) was to determine: the size of the 2022 NZ harvest of maize grain and maize silage the percentage of the 2022 NZ maize harvest which was sold as at June 1, 2022 sowing intentions for the spring of 2022...
Fall armyworm update: 8 July
MPI Biosecurity NZ has received 309 enquiries related to fall armyworm as of 8 July 2022. There are now a total of 25 confirmed detections (increase of one since last update). ...
A digital tool to identify when aphids are reproducing
A new digital tool has been launched to help growers make decisions around aphid management and when to act to prevent damage to their crops....