Soil nitrogen supply calculator

Watch here as FAR's Dirk Wallace takes you through step by step how to use FAR's soil nitrogen supply calculator.

FAR's Senior Environment Researcher Dirk Wallace takes you through the steps to taking your own soil samples and sending them off to the lab.

The moisture probe trial is back for 2025-26 season. We have moisture probes from different providers installed at our Chertsey research site. View the different companies dashboards here.

Soil health is the key to success in any farming system, join this evening webinar with Philip Wright owner of Wright Resolutions Limited (UK) to learn how reduced and more effective tillage, correct use of tyre pressures can impact on your soil health and structure, possibly increasing yields.

FAR contracts the services of Macfarlane Rural Business annually to update the Cost of Production spreadsheet for a standard set of crops from a case study group of a typical irrigated Mid-Canty arable farm with a mid to high input system.

With Spark and One NZ decommissioning their 2G and 3G networks across the country near the end of 2025. FAR has contacted the companies involved with the moisture probe trial to find out how it could affect your farm.

Read the booklet for the 2025 autumn round up series here. 

Following the 2024 combine workshops the team have been travelling around the South Island meeting with growers and helping them reduce their losses and improve combine efficiency. Find out more about how you can measure your harvest losses here. 

FAR's technology manager Chris Smith gives you some tips and tricks to help you pick the best moisture sensor for your system.

In 2023, FAR set up a Moisture Monitoring project at its Kowhai Research Site in Lincoln to provide independent insights into the range of moisture monitoring systems available in New Zealand. This report covers findings from the first year of the trial and outlines key considerations when choosing a moisture monitoring system.