Maize winter workshop 28 May Cambridge 10 July Dargaville 16 July Bulls 22 July Whakatane 23 July Gisborne 24 July Hastings Health Safety Please take appropriate care and be aware of potential ...
Fall armyworm update 10th th May 2024 Key points Since the last update on the 19th of April 2024 there have been two new confirmed finds both from Northland In the 202324 growing season there have ...
The latest update of fall armyworm finds and response in New Zealand in the 2023/24 season. ...
The latest update of fall armyworm finds and response in New Zealand in the 2023/24 season. ...
Fall armyworm update 19th th April 2024 Key points Since the last update on the 5th April 2024 there has been one new confirmed find In the 202324 growing season there have been 111 confirmed reports ...
Fall armyworm update 5 April 2024 Key points Since the last update on 22 March 2024 there have been two new confirmed finds In the 202324 growing season there have been 110 confirmed reports from ...
The board of Seed and Grain Readiness and Response (SGRR) has agreed to enact a Biosecurity Levy Order. Collection of this levy will formally start on April 1, 2024. ...
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand. ...
Issue 6 Sunday March 24 2024 In this issue of Crop Action Crop management tips Setting up for autumn weed management Vulpia hairgrass control and soil sampling Cereals Planning aphid management pest ...
FAW has been found in two Canterbury sweetcorn paddocks. In all, there have been 108 confirmed reports from Northland, Westland, Tasman, Bay of Plenty, Auckland, Waikato, Marlborough, and now ...
Fall armyworm update 22nd March 2024 Key points FAW has been found in two Canterbury sweetcorn paddocks In all there have been 108 confirmed reports from Northland Westland Tasman Bay of Plenty ...
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand. ...
Read here for the latest update on Fall armyworm as of the 8th of March ...
Fall armyworm update 8th March 2024 Key points There have been 106 confirmed reports in the 202324 growing season These have come from Northland Westland Tasman Bay of Plenty Auckland Waikato and ...
Issue 5 Sunday March 10 2024 In this issue of Crop Action Regional Updates Southland Canterbury and Waikato Crop management tips Setting up for autumn weed management and autumn irrigation ...
Read here for the latest information on Fall armyworm as of 4 March 2024. ...
Fall armyworm update 4 March 2024 Key points The 202324 growing season h as 100 confirmed reports T hese have c ome from Northland Westland Tasman B ay of Plenty Au ckland Waika to and Ma rlborough ...
ADDING VALUE TO THE BUSINESS OF CROPPINGADDING VALUE TO THE BUSINESS OF CROPPING ISSUE 116 I AUTUMN 2024 In this issue 2024 Maize conference Arable biosecurity levy Understanding biologicals SEEDS 18 ...
Issue 4 Sunday February 25 2024 In this issue of Crop Action Crop management tips Setting up for autumn weed management and spatial soil sampling Cereals Pest control in stored grain and autumn ...
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand. ...
Annual Report For the year ended 30 June 2023 ADDING VALUE TO THE BUSINESS OF CROPPING ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023 ADDING VALUE TO THE BUSINESS OF CROPPING FOUNDATION FOR ARABLE ...
FALL ARMYWORM UPDATE 16 February 202 4 Key points The 202324 growing season has 93 confirmed reports These have come from Northland Westland Tasman Bay of Plenty Auckland and Waikato along with ...
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand. ...
Issue 3 Sunday February 11 2024 In this issue of Crop Action Regional updates Southland South Canterbury Mid Canterbury Wairarapa and Waikato Crop management tips Soil texture variability and ...
Read here for the full Fall armyworm update up to 9 February 2024 ...
The 2023/24 growing season has 85 confirmed reports of fall armyworm. These have come from Northland, Westland, Tasman, Bay of Plenty, Auckland and Waikato. ...
Read the latest Fall armyworm update as of 2 February 2024. ...
Read the latest Fall armyworm update as of 26 January 2024. ...
Read the latest Fall armyworm update up to 19 January 2024. ...
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand. ...
Issue 22 Sunday January 12 20 24 In this issue of Crop Action Crop manag ement tips Considerations at harvest and post harvest paddock management Cereals W hol e crop silage harvest timing and ...
Read the latest information on Fall armyworm findings in the 2023/24 season. ...
Members of the FAR Board ADDING VALUE TO THE BUSINESS OF CROPPING Foundation for Arable Research PO Box 23133 Hornby Christchurch 8441 Phone 64 3 345 5783 Fax 64 3 341 7061 Follow FAR wwwfarorgnz From ...
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand. ...
Issue 21 Sunday December 17 202 3 In this issue of Crop Action Regional updates Crop management tips Combine set up fence line weed control preparing your silos for harvest and post harvest pad dock ...
The latest Fall armyworm (FAW) update as of 15 December. ...
The latest Fall armyworm (FAW) update as of 8 December 2023. ...
The first FAW find for the 2023/24 growing season has been confirmed in Northland. Three other moth captures at different locations require further analysis before confirmation. ...
Last updated January 2021 by Graham Walker PFR Fall Armyworm Insect name Spodoptera frugiperda FAW Order Lepidoptera Family Noctuidae Host plants mainly grasses and grain crops especially corn and ...
Distinguishing moths in fall armyworm FAW pheromone traps Table Size colour wing shape and wing pattern differences between male moths of fall armyworm FAW Spodoptera frugiperda and Izatha ...
A number of information sheets and brochures are available to help understand and identify FAW and its natural enemies. ...
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand. ...
FOUNDATION FOR ARABLE RESEARCH INCORPORATED ANNUAL REPORT For The Year Ended 30 June 2022 FOUNDATION FOR ARABLE RESEARCH INCORPORATED ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022 Contents Business ...
The 2023/24 growing season has 0 confirmed reports to date. ...
FOUNDATION FOR ARABLE RESEARCH INCORPORATED ANNUAL REPORT For The Year Ended 30 June 2022 FOUNDATION FOR ARABLE RESEARCH INCORPORATED ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022 Contents Business ...
Members of the FAR Board ADDING VALUE TO THE BUSINESS OF CROPPING Foundation for Arable Research PO Box 23133 Hornby Christchurch 8441 Phone 64 3 345 5783 Fax 64 3 341 7061 Follow FAR wwwfarorgnz From ...
Members of the FAR Board ADDING VALUE TO THE BUSINESS OF CROPPING Foundation for Arable Research PO Box 23133 Hornby Christchurch 8441 Phone 64 3 345 5783 Fax 64 3 341 7061 Follow FAR wwwfarorgnz From ...
Fall armyworm moths are continuing to show up in Northland traps, and a large population of tropical armyworm has been causing confusion. ...
The advice to record and report any finds remains, as the transition to long-term management continues. ...
Welcome to the autumn 2023 edition of From the Ground Up. This edition includes information on a new long-term management phase for fall armyworm, growing a profitable oilseed rape crop, and picking ...
As the long-term management phase begins it is important to remain vigilant and keep scouting any maize and neighboring paddocks. ...
The fall armyworm life-cycle is slowing down as the weather gets colder, however it is important to stay vigilant and continue scouting maize and neighbouring crops. ...
The fall armyworm response will end in two weeks time, and instead go into Long Term Management. This will be an industry-led management transition. ...
Another 40 fall armyworm moths were found in Northland traps this week, bringing the three week total to 217. There is also concern fall armyworm could be found in crops other than maize, after being ...
Fall armyworm has been confirmed in North Canterbury sweetcorn this week. ...
The Seven Wonders of the Maize World outlines the management factors that each year have a positive impact on maize yield. One of its authors, Professor Fred Below, of the University of Illinois, ...
Ninety fall armyworm moths were found in Northland traps this week. The total number of fall armyworm finds this season is 133, up 5 from last week. ...
Only one fall armyworm find has been reported this week, which could indicate that the spread is slowing down at this stage of the season. ...
The insecticide Sparta™ (spinetoram) has now been approved for aerial application for the control of fall armyworm. ...
The insecticide Sparta™ (spinetoram) has now been approved for aerial application for the control of fall armyworm. ...
No moths have been found in Northland traps this week, however larvae of varying stages of development are present in maize crops. Fall armyworm has also been confirmed on a maize crop in Takaka. ...
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand. ...
The events and response surrounding Cyclone Gabrielle have taken priority this week, therefore fall armyworm confirmations have been updated but some regions will not have been scouted. ...
Read the booklet from our cancelled on-farm maize research event. ...
Growers are urged to continue scouting maize and sweet corn crops across New Zealand. Last week’s Otago find has been shown not to be fall armyworm, while in Northland, trap numbers suggest the ...
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand. ...
Welcome to the spring 2022 edition of From the Ground Up. This edition includes information on the new Maize trading protocol, freshwater farm plans, cereal endophytes and fall armyworm. ...
Since September 1 2022 there have been 100 confirmed fall armyworm finds. ...
There have been 93 confirmed fall armyworm finds. 12 of those were on the West Coast of the South Island in the past three weeks. ...
As at Friday 20 January, MPI has confirmed 76 finds since 1 September 2022 (up 20 from last week). Most of these have been larvae feeding in the crops. ...
Fall armyworm has been identified in South Island maize crops, taking the total number of finds since 1 September 2022 to 56. ...
There have been several new confirmations of fall armyworm added since the new year, taking the total finds to 45 since 1 September 2022. The new finds have all been in the north of the North Island. ...
There have been no new positive finds reported since last week through MPI and no new finds from monitor traps across the regions. ...
Maize and sweetcorn growers seeking control options for the highly damaging pest fall army worm, now have an on-label chemical option. ...
The chance to hear a leading United States maize researcher at the Foundation for Arable Research’s premier maize event in early 2003 is described as a “once in a lifetime” opportunity. ...
If you missed this week’s Waikato maize field day, you can read the full booklet below. ...
There are now 24 positive FAW detections since 1 September 2022 of a total 393 submissions. The spread of detection now ranges from Kaitaia down to Whanganui. ...
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand. ...
There are now 18 confirmed findings of fall armyworm in sweetcorn and maize in the North Island. ...
There have now been five confirmed new season findings of fall armyworm (FAW) in sweetcorn and maize in Northland, Auckland and Waikato. ...
Two new resources are available to help with fall armyworm identification. ...
The first positive identifications of fall armyworm for the 2022/23 season have been confirmed in Auckland and Northland. ...
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand. ...
The latest news on fall armyworm for November 2022. ...
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand. ...
Read the latest fact sheet from Plant & Food Research on identifying fall armyworm, as of May 2023. ...
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand. ...
Activities are underway to detect the presence of fall armyworm across key sites and information about damage thresholds for fall armyworm management have been sourced from Australia. ...
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand. ...
The fall armyworm (FAW) response is continuing with Biosecurity NZ urging grower to keep looking for this pest. Biosecurity NZ have also released a range of information sheets and brochures to help ...
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand. ...
MPI Biosecurity NZ has received 322 enquiries related to fall armyworm as of 22 July 2022. There are now a total of 27 confirmed detections (increase of one since last update); 24 infested properties ...
MPI Biosecurity NZ has received 309 enquiries related to fall armyworm as of 8 July 2022. There are now a total of 25 confirmed detections (increase of one since last update). ...
Work continues to evaluate the degree of spread and the degree of risk posed by fall armyworm. ...
Biosecurity New Zealand and primary sector partners are continuing to respond to the discovery of fall armyworm and thank all farmers and growers for keeping an eye out and reporting signs of this ...
North Island sweetcorn and maize growers should be keeping an eye out for fall armyworm, which has now been identified in Waikato. ...
An egg mass of the serious pest fall armyworm has been identified in Tauranga. ...
Fall army worm (Spodoptera frugiperda) continues to present an incursion threat to New Zealand having been identified in New Caledonia in December last year. ...
Fall army worm continues to present an incursion threat to New Zealand. The Australian government has determined that it will not be possible to eradicate Fall armyworm (FAW) and is moving to prepare ...
Fall armyworm, which has devastated maize crops across the world, has arrived and established in mainland Australia.The destructive pest was first detected on islands off the Torres Strait in early ...