Resources
Crop Action: Issue 18, 2025
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand....
Maize update 92: Mechanical weeding in maize
Maize is one of the easiest crops to mechanically weed and levels of weed control comparable to herbicides can be achieved. Find out more about the options available and how they work in this maize update....
Maize update 91: Management options for specific weeds in maize
Weed related yield losses ranging from 15% to 56% for silage and 15% to 61% for grain have been observed in New Zealand maize systems. In this maize update find out management strategies for a number of common annual and perennial weeds of maize....
Chlorpyrifos withdrawal
The Environmental Protection Authority (“EPA”) published a Notice of Direction Prohibiting the Use and Requiring Disposal of Chlorpyrifos Containing Substances in the New Zealand Gazette on 1 September 2025....
Crop Action: Issue 17, 2025
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand....
Black-grass update
Growers are reminded to report any grass weeds that appear unfamiliar or could resemble black-grass (Alopecurus myosuroides). Early reporting remains one of our strongest tools for protecting the industry....
Moisture probe trial at Chertsey research site
The moisture probe trial is back for 2025-26 season. We have moisture probes from different providers installed at our Chertsey research site. View the different companies dashboards here....
Maize Update 90 Maize pre-emergence herbicides and how best to use them
Pre-emergence herbicides have been the mainstay of maize weed management. This Maize Update discusses factors affecting pre-emergence herbicide success including application timing, modes of action and soil interactions. ...
From the Ground Up Spring 2025
Welcome to the spring 2025 edition of From the Ground Up...
FAR Board Vacancies
The FAR Nominations and Remunerations Committee (NRC) is calling for nominations to fill four grower director positions on the FAR Board from 1 January 2026. ...