The Grass 2 Crop project was set up to research and demonstrate the most effective ways of harnessing the key benefits of the grass phase for successive the successive cropping phase. This FAR Focus edition outlines the results of the three year project and some of the key guidelines that emerged during the course of the study.
The project was funded by the MAF Sustainable Farming Fund and the FAR levy and was a successful collaboration between Plant & Food Research, FAR, NZ Arable and key growers on the steering group. The skills brought together in the work programme have ensured that the project addressed the topic at a number of levels from in depth science monitoring through to practical case studies of farmer practice.
I hope you find the booklet both informative and interesting.
Nick Poole
Research Co-ordinator, Foundation for Arable Research
April 2012
FAR Focus 5 - Grass2Crop
