We support New Zealand's arable farmers by creating new knowledge, tools and technologies to support responsible and profitable farming.
FAR funds, or contributes funds to, research programmes, often in collaboration with government funded organisations or universities. Involvement in specific research programmes is driven by the interests of New Zealand growers. Levy funds are also used to secure additional Government funding through programmes such as the Sustainable Food + Fibre Futures Fund.
FARs Environmental and Social Best Practice Strategy provides a framework for research, development and extension activities to help protect these essential resources and ensure the sectors future.
Arable farmers are the unsung heroes of the primary sector. Through the production of grain, seed and other crops, the industry is worth $2.1 billion to the New Zealand economy.
School resources are all about producing food from plants — sustainably. They emphasise connections between healthy soils, invertebrates, birds and plants that enable the production of wholesome foods in ways that minimise impacts on the environment.
Developed by Regrow Ag, ProductionWise provides crop record keeping and support tools to farmers and their advisers, to help promote efficiency, sustainability and profitability in modern farming enterprises.
FAR's weather platform uses an interactive weather map to provide regional forecast data for the next 14 days as well as accumulated weather data for the season (growing degree days, chilling units, temperature and rainfall). It also provides access to two weather based decision making tools, the aphid model and the cocksfoot downy mildew model.
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.
Around 300 growers and industry reps turned out to catch up on all the latest research at FAR's ARIA event at the Chertsey Arable Site.
View the latest AIMI Survey of Cereal and Maize Areas and Volumes to 31 October 2023.
Environment Canterbury is asking for feedback on the future direction of climate action, land use and biodiversity, and water and coastal issues in the region. Read on for tips on what to include in your submission.
The FAR Weather Platform has recently been upgraded with three new tools to help New Zealand arable farmers decide on the best times to irrigate, plant crops, and more.
The NZ Seeds Authority (NZSA) Executive has made the decision to delay the launch of the Seed Certification Information System (SCIS) for the harvest 2024 growing and harvest season.
The team at FAR have discovered aphids in significant numbers in one of our barley trials at Chertsey
It seems that perennial ryegrass seed crops are more advanced than usual for this time of year. This will have an impact on closing dates.
