Resources
Hi-oleic sunflower option
Growing sunflowers to produce hi-oleic oil could provide additional income for arable growers in some regions of New Zealand....
Seed certification pricing
The certification fee charged to growers for the 2021 harvest season has increased from last year to cover the cost of the new Seed Certification Information System (SCIS) which will replace the current e-Seed Cert and paper-based system from next year....
Crop Action Edition 197
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand....
Crop Action Edition 196
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand....
Emissions tools at arable finger tips
FAR has released a greenhouse gas emissions calculator and a greenhouse gas emissions planning module for arable farmers....
Spring Cereal & Ryegrass Discussions
Handout from Cereal and ryegrass field days held in Timaru, Wakanui and Greendale in late September, 2021...
Managing drone flies for pollination
In hybrid seed crops, drone flies are more efficient pollinators than honey bees. They are 11 times more likely to deliver pollen from fertile to sterile flowers in carrot and three times more likely in radish....
E-Check - the arable greenhouse gas calculator
E-Check is a greenhouse gas emissions calculator which has been developed specifically for use in arable and mixed arable systems. ...
Cover crops and maize establishment
Handout from FAR Field Day 21 September, 2021...
Herbicide screening and Cereals Handout
Handout from FAR Field Day 21 September, 2021...