2022/23 Spring sown wheat and barley cultivar evaluations

Welcome to the Winter 2026 edition of From the Ground Up.

Eight award winners were named on Thursday night (20 August, 2026) and four people/couples were inducted into the Arable Industry Hall of Fame.

A FAR project is helping arable and dairy farmers understand more about the greenhouse gas emissions associated with growing and using feed wheat, feed barley, maize grain and maize silage.

The AIMI survey of New Zealand cereal growers, as at July 1, 2026 is now available online.

View the latest AIMI Survey of Cereal and Maize Areas and Volumes to 1 July 2026.

New FAR strategy to strengthen New Zealand's arable future.

If you’re an East Coast maize grower interested in improving nitrogen use efficiency, profitability and environmental outcomes, read on! FAR is offering several opportunities for maize growers to learn, collaborate and help shape future nitrogen management recommendations.

FAR, in partnership with the Oat Industry Group (OIG), is seeking growers in South Otago and Southland interested in hosting a monitor paddock as part of a new three-year project assessing the regional resilience of emerging milling oat cultivars.

This CPT book outlines trial-specific yields and individual cultivar disease ratings for spring sown wheat and barley cultivars included in the 2025-2026 CPT trials.

This book outlines trial-specific yields and individual cultivar disease ratings for autumn sown wheat and barley cultivars included in the 2025-2026 CPT trials.