This FAR newsletter includes:FAR International Conference 2010, FAR hosts top five placegetters, FAR Arable Site - Chertsey, New online levy return tool does all the workings out for you, Chocolate rabbits Easter recipe, FAR Annual Return Declaration, No-till maize can it be successfully done in New Zealand - YES!, Waitatapia Station trials, FAR’s trans-Tasman research collaboration, Coming Soon... FAR Focus 4, Maize 2010, No Tillage, Managing dairy shed effluent using maize, Maize production and all things soil, Crop sensors - fancy new toys or a genuine advance in better N use efficiency, Maize silage - the other side of the coin, Weed control in maize, Faba Bean update, Adapting to a changing climate, Latest spray manual available now, Compost trials field day, NZ wheat grower maintains world record, Women in Arable, Members of the FAR board, Dates for your diary.
From the Ground Up, Issue 61
Related Resources
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.
Maize Update 89: On-farm biosecurity: Invasive weeds in maize systems and how to avoid them
Farmers face three levels of biosecurity risk; regional biosecurity incursion risk; border biosecurity, regional biosecurity and on-farm biosecurity. This Maize update discusses the importance of on-farm biosecurity, the one factor you have control over.
M88: Using cover crops for weed management in maize grain systems
This Maize Update discusses key issues for consideration in the choice and establishment of over-winter cover crops, along with the results of a five-year trial at FAR’s Northern Crops Research Site which researched the potential for over-winter cover crops to suppress weeds in the following no-till maize grain crop.
FAR Focus 17 - Maize weed management
This FAR Focus on maize weed management covers research on issues maize growers currently face, including; Herbicide resistance, problem weeds, herbicide options and on-farm biosecurity.
M87 Fall armyworm in New Zealand
Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is a highly invasive plant pest first detected in New Zealand in February 2022. Fall armyworm (FAW) larvae can feed on over 350 plant species and in New Zealand, the crops at most risk are sweetcorn and maize. This update outlines the pest's biology and behaviour and provides tips for identifying and managing fall armyworm in maize and sweet corn crops.
UK maize experts visit
It was great to see 90 people at our NCRS maize field day last week. This day, along with a series of field events across the central North Island, introduced around 150 growers and industry reps to Jon Myhill and Kate Baker from the UK Maize growers Association.
Best Value Maize Field Day, Feb 2025
Booklet covers: UK maize; nitrogen management; changing the maize system; herbicide resistance and maize weeds, combine set up.
M86: Post-emergence herbicides for management of 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. And with herbicide resistance being an ongoing challenge growers need to know if and when to spray to maintain herbicide effectiveness and manage input costs. This update discusses the results of a three-year AgResearch-FAR, post-emergence herbicide trial to evaluate the effects of various herbicide treatments on different weed species at both small and large growth stages.
Cover crops in maize: Establishment trials 2024 field day booklet
Find the booklet for the 2024 field day at the Henderson and Jackson maize cover crop and maize establishment trials here.
Maize winter workshop booklet
Missed the 2024 maize winter workshops? Catch up on the research presented here.