FAR Weekly: 22 April 2018

Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand.

This arable extra outlines six steps to help you to reduce your nitrogen costs by factoring in what is in the soil using tests and tools available. 

Read the full arable industry code of conduct here. 

A new Arable Industry Code of Conduct will give New Zealand’s arable sector a clearer, more consistent way of doing business — helping strengthen relationships and confidence across the industry.

This Herbage Update summarises findings from three seasons of irrigation on browntop trials in Canterbury, New Zealand.

New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) has announced today that glyphosate residue limits for wheat, barley and oats for human consumption will stay at 0.1mg/kg. Restrictions will be introduced on permitted use.

Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand.

Interest in the New Zealand Grown Grains logo is high, following its launch in Auckland earlier in October.

This Arable Update describes the biology of small broomrape and initial data on control options including herbicides and their application timing.

This Herbage Update summarises three seasons of irrigation experiments investigating yield penalties from early versus late-season drought and identifying mechanisms to guide irrigation strategies for improved water-use efficiency.