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Combine harvester workshops win technology innovation award
FAR combine harvester workshops have taken out the Technology Innovation Award at the 2025 Primary Industries New Zealand Award Ceremony. ...
Crop Action: Issue 12, 2025
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand....
Cost of Production spreadsheet
FAR contracts the services of Macfarlane Rural Business annually to update the Cost of Production spreadsheet for a standard set of crops from a case study group of a typical irrigated Mid-Canty arable farm with a mid to high input system....
Crop Action: Issue 11, 2025
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand....
Congratulations Dame Alison Stewart
The Board and staff of the Foundation for Arable Research are delighted to congratulate FAR CEO, Alison Stewart, on her appointment as a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit. ...
Crop Action: Issue 10, 2025
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand....
From the Ground Up Winter 2025
Welcome to the Winter 2025 edition of From the Ground Up. This edition of From the Ground Up includes information on: Farewell Alison StewartMaize weed managementBarley nitrogen...
2024/25 Autumn Cultivar Book
The Autumn Cereal Cultivar Evaluation Book for 2024/25 is now available to read....
Crop Action: Issue 9, 2025
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand....
2G and 3G decommission - what you need to know
With Spark and One NZ decommissioning their 2G and 3G networks across the country near the end of 2025. FAR has contacted the companies involved with the moisture probe trial to find out how it could affect your farm....