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Hi-oleic sunflower option
Growing sunflowers to produce hi-oleic oil could provide additional income for arable growers in some regions of New Zealand....
Seed certification pricing
The certification fee charged to growers for the 2021 harvest season has increased from last year to cover the cost of the new Seed Certification Information System (SCIS) which will replace the current e-Seed Cert and paper-based system from next year....
Emissions tools at arable finger tips
FAR has released a greenhouse gas emissions calculator and a greenhouse gas emissions planning module for arable farmers....
MPI finds velvetleaf seed in imported radish seed
The detection at the border of a very small number of velvetleaf seeds in imported radish seed is a timely reminder for all farmers growing seed crops from imported seed to monitor their crops for weeds....
Northland, and Auckland/ Waikato Border Update
Federated Farmers have provided the following excellent summary of how the North Island travel border will work, assuming that regions south of Auckland shift into Level 3 from 12.00am Wednesday 1 September. ...
Winter grazing review - have your say
Consultation on proposed changes to intensive winter grazing regulations started on Thursday, 26 August and will run for six weeks until Thursday, 7 October 2021....
Two grower seats on FAR Board
Passionate about arable? Consider joining the FAR Board....
Covid Update - 18 August 2021
At at 11:59pm on Tuesday 17 August 2021, all of New Zealand moved into COVID-19 Alert Level 4 for a period of three days. The Auckland and Coromandel regions, currently most closely linked to the outbreak, will staying at Alert Level 4 for at least seven days. The confirmation of the Delta variant and a further 6 cases (at last count) makes extensions of lockdown periods highly likely....
2021 Overseer Review and Response
FAR welcomes this review. Its findings reflect and address many of the concerns FAR has raised in discussions with the Overseer owners over the last 10 years....
Soil testing saves money
As fertiliser prices increase, so do the number of reasons to make sure you're not using more than you need. ...