From the Ground Up, Issue 84

If you missed the WeedSmart NZ workshops with Danish weed management expert Mette Sonderskov you can catch up on the booklet here.

If you couldn't make it to this year's early spring field walks check out the booklet here.

Read a collection of weed management focused research reports here.

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.

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.

Here you can find the booklet for the 2026 maize winter workshops.

FAR has received funding for a four-year Primary Sector Growth Fund project titled Integrated weed management in a world of herbicide resistance. As part of this project FAR are seeking growers interested in hosting a Long-Term Integrated Weed Management (IWM) monitor farm or trial site.

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.