The march of fall armyworm detections as far south as Hokitika has dismayed arable and vegetable growers. Early detection, spraying at the right time and reporting remain the best weapons […]
Arable, Grains & Seeds
Grain and soil competitions help grow youth awareness of farming
It’s quite literally at the root of agriculture and funding for a new soils learning and competition program will soon be available at every agricultural show in Australia. The Grains, […]
Final call for Agricultural Production Census
– deadline extended to 23 December 2022 It’s not too late to take part in the 2022 Agricultural Production Census. The deadline for the nationwide census of agriculture has been […]
Beet herbicide gets EPA approval
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has given approval, with controls, for Bayer New Zealand Ltd’s application to import and manufacture Conviso One for release. The post-emergence herbicide was designed for […]
Battle to combat fall armyworm steps up
By Lauren Hale, Federated Farmers Policy Advisor Federated Farmers is keen to see awareness of the fall armyworm threat step up another notch, amid concerns about feed shortages if the […]
Economic Week - December 9
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy Livestock numbers fall Statistics NZ’s provisional Agricultural Production Statistics for the year to June 2022 show reduced livestock numbers and mostly lower production […]
Oat breeding programme receives funding boost
An oat breeding programme led by Plant Research (NZ) Ltd is the inaugural recipient of research funds from New Zealand producer, Otis Oat Mi!k. Established last year, The 1% Fund […]
Return of arable grower confidence in milling wheat
Farmer confidence in the prospects for milling wheat is on the upswing, with the 11,113 hectares already sown or intending to be sown up 44% on last season. “That brings […]
Seed growers united but international headwinds loom
With seed firms poised to release next year’s contract offerings, Federated Farmers is encouraging herbage seed growers to utilise its cost of production calculator. The spreadsheet, available here, provides a […]
Review Exposes Untapped Benefits of Clover Honeys
The unique isoflavonoids found in clover honeys – particularly honey produced from some common Trifolium annual species – could have significant untapped benefits to the pharmaceutical and apiculture industries. Researchers […]
