From the Ground Up, Issue 85

Catch up on the booklet for the white clover seminar held April 2026. 

A large-scale research project is establishing a diverse and sustainable toolkit of weed management strategies for cropping farmers in the face of rising rates of herbicide resistance. 

This arable extra discusses how emergence timing influences Vulpia development, flowering, and seed production Canterbury field conditions.

Read this autumn black grass update here. 

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

Find the booklet for the autumn round up 2026 event series here.

Read information on scouting and the current black-grass situation in this January 2026 update.

Arable growers worried that some weeds in their crops may have developed herbicide resistance can now get the suspected plants tested for free. Find out how you can take part here.

A velvetleaf find in a paddock that has been ‘clean’ for seven years, is a clear reminder of how long this weed’s seed will remain viable.

The booklet from the December 2025 field walk at our Northern Crops Research Site in Tamahere.