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Seven Wonders of the Maize World
The Seven Wonders of the Maize World outlines the management factors that each year have a positive impact on maize yield. One of its authors, Professor Fred Below, of the University of Illinois, visited New Zealand in February as a guest of FAR. He tells Alison Stewart why a lift in yields has led to some of the Seven Wonders being revised.(RE)(SE...
Making time for physical and mental wellness
Farmer, MC and rural commentator Craig Wiggins (Wiggy) is on a mission to improve the physical health and mental well-being of rural people.He tells FAR CEO Alison Stewart that people shouldn’t put off going to the doctor or reconnecting with a mate....
Precision ag: how to get started
Yield mapping during harvest is a good starting point for growers getting into precision agriculture. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR’s technology manager Chris Smith tells Anna Heslop that this often tends to bring more questions than answers about on-farm variability and how to manage this. He offers some advice about how to get started....
A big year ahead for FAR
It may be a referendum year, but it is still largely business as usual for FAR. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR CEO Alison Stewart looks at the year ahead and tells Anna Heslop that as well as dealing with two biosecurity incursions and setting up a new Southland arable hub, FAR is also considering its R&D response to Cyclone Gabrielle....
Premier Maize Field Day - What the research says and why it matters
Professor Fred Below of the University of Illinois discusses the latest research out of the US on maize, from the impact of weather on planting date, to increasing maize yield, through his “seven wonders of 19 tonne maize”....