Harvest Snippets, Issue 5, 2019

Harvest Snippets provides a harvest season summary of the Cultivar Performance Trials. Find all the 2025/2029 season harvest snippets here.

For two years after Cyclone Gabrielle, FAR spoke to a number of affected farmers and growers to learn how they , and their families, worked their way through the aftermath. Their answers were compiled into a lengthy report, then summarised into a poster outlining the most important things to consider and do in the daynewss and weeks following a disaster.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand are seeking South Island mixed finishing farms to include in their national Sheep and Beef Farm survey. The survey links physical production with financial returns and the capital structure of farms. 

Ever wondered about your crop’s nutrient status? Grain nutrient analysis measures the final results of all the decisions you have made in growing your crop. FAR is again supporting growers who wish to submit grain and seed samples for nutrient analysis from the 2026 Harvest.

Did you know you can get free personalised weather forecasts delivered to your inbox daily?

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

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.

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

Stem rust (Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicola) is the most damaging of the ryegrass diseases. This update discusses how different fungicide programmes and timings affect seed yield. It compares early versus late applications and offers practical advice to help growers improve rust control and maximise returns.