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00:25:40

Premier Maize Field Day - Precision agriculture for...

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2023/03/01

FAR is investigating the impact of multi-hybrid planting on maize forage quality, grain quality and profitability. FAR’s David Densley explains how precision agriculture can improve maize productivity and quality.

00:16:53

Premier Maize Field Day - Maize establishment

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2023/03/01

Cultivation practices can influence important soil properties, which in turn can affect the short- and long-term profitability and sustainability of arable cropping systems. FAR’s Abie Horrocks explains how reducing tillage can build resilience in arable systems.

00:17:12

Premier Maize Field Day - UV light recipes for...

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2023/03/01

New Zealand-based agritech start-up BioLumic is developing ‘recipes’ of energy-efficient ultraviolet light for treatment of young plants and seeds. BioLumic’s Ana Pontaroli discusses whether ultraviolet seed treatments could enhance maize productivity.

00:24:04

Premier Maize Field Day - Soil Sensor Technology

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2023/03/01

Yield mapping or ground-truthed aerial imagery are good starting points to access the overall variability on your farm. FAR’s Chris Smith explains how soil sensor technology can be utilised as a management tool.

00:26:49

South Island harvest roundup

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2023/02/23

Four growers (Grant Duff, Matt McEvedy, Blair Drysdale & Brian Leadley) from different arable regions of the South Island talk to Alison Stewart about how the harvest is progressing on their farms and how their thoughts are turning to planting options for next season.

00:37:17

Professor Fred Below on maize trends

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2023/02/17

United States maize expert Professor Fred Below of the University of Illinois has been visiting New Zealand as a guest of FAR. In this session of Cut the Crop, he tells Alison Stewart that while planting populations keep going up, the height of some maize hybrids is coming down.

00:17:09

Are short-term cover crops worthwhile?

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2023/02/09

Short-term cover crops are increasingly being considered as an option for paddocks that previously may have been fallowed between crops. In this presentation from CROPS 2022, FAR’s Abie Horrocks says trial results are promising in terms of improvements in soil quality.

00:20:53

Why you should attend FAR’s Premier Maize Event

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2023/02/02

FAR’s Premier Maize Event is on February 14 at its Northern Crop Research Site near Hamilton. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR’s David Densley tells Anna Heslop that as well as the chance to hear visiting United States maize research expert Professor Fred Below, the latest on everything from cover crops and precision ag to a planting green demonstration will be covered.

00:08:59

Switching on the potential for greater plant growth

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2023/01/26

In a potentially transformational development, biotech company BioLumic delivers special ultraviolet light treatment ‘recipes’ to seeds and seedlings to trigger increased plant growth, vigor, and yields. At the CROPS 2022 event, BioLumic’s founder and chief science officer Jason Wargent says it is not just a case of flicking on a UV light bulb.

00:10:43

Detecting resistance in imported perennial ryegrass...

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2023/01/20

Herbicide resistance in imported ryegrass seed lots is so widespread it is safer for farmers to assume that resistance is present, AgResearch scientist Chris Buddenhagen told CROPS. This follows research showing that 20 of 28 seed lines tested, or 70 per cent, had some resistance to Group 1 and/or 2 herbicides.

00:21:42

Maize growing likely to expand south

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2023/01/12

As the climate continues to change, warmer average temperatures make maize an increasingly viable crop option for South Island farmers. At CROPS 2022, FAR’s David Densley and Owen Gibson discuss research showing that different management to North Island standard practices may be needed to improve crop yields in the south.

00:23:15

Soil sensor technology: what’s its potential?

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2023/01/05

Gamma-ray, an overseas technology that provides a much higher definition profile of a soil’s texture and nutrients than most other soil sensor techniques, is being evaluated by FAR and others. FAR technology manager Chris Smith and EIT lecturer Chris Thorman detail how it works and the potential to manage inputs with variable rate applications.

00:11:46

Controlling grass weeds in cereals

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2022/12/29

Herbicide-resistant grass weeds are widespread on New Zealand arable farms. FAR's Ben Harvey tells growers at CROPS 2022 about trial work which provides options for growers dealing with Group 2 resistance.

00:38:56

Andy Cato - Challenging journey to restore farming...

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2022/12/22

A British regenerative agriculture trailblazer, more widely known as one half of the electronic music duo Groove Armada, Andy Cato took time out from his busy tour schedule to speak at CROPS 2022. In this episode of Cut the Crop, he outlines his journey from novice farmer on the verge of financial failure to co-founder of Wildfarmed, which rewards farmers with premiums for the quality of their crops, soils and ecosystems.

00:21:26

FAR 2022: the good the bad and the biosecurity

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2022/12/15

Anna Heslop talks to CEO Alison Stewart about FAR’s key projects and achievements for 2022, touching on weeds, pests and diseases, He Waka Eke Noa, biosecurity and the New Zealand Arable Awards.

00:14:42

Maize forage trading protocol goes high-tech

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2022/12/08

This season, for the first time, maize growers and purchasers have the option of using a high-tech sensor as a measurement tool during harvest for maize forage trading. FAR’s David Densley tells Alison Stewart how the near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy sensor avoids the need to take physical samples and can address increasing variability in the field.

00:16:09

Costs of seed production

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2022/12/01

What's the true cost of growing a grass seed crop? The Federated Farmers Herbage Seed Sub-Section have developed a DIY spreadsheet so you can calculate crop gross and net margins for your own farm. Anna Heslop talks to John McCaw and David Birkett who advise using the spreadsheet before signing seed contracts.

00:11:53

United States maize expert headlines February event

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2022/11/24

Fred Below, Crop Sciences Professor, University of Illinois, is keynote speaker at FAR’s premium maize field day at its Tamahere research site near Hamilton in February. FAR’s David Densley tells Alison Stewart that with fertiliser costs and environmental requirements increasing it’s an opportune time to catch up with the latest maize research.

00:20:22

Challenging start for this season’s research trials

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2022/11/17

A wet start, slug, grass grub and bird damage, difficulties with crop establishment as well as product shortages – it hasn’t been the easiest start for this season’s FAR research trials in Canterbury. Anna Heslop talks to FAR’s Owen Gibson and Richard Chynoweth ahead of CROPS 2022 at FAR’s Chertsey research site.

00:17:08

Growers Leading Change: Two years on

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2022/11/09

Two years since it started, FAR’s Growers Leading Change (GLC) initiative now has 15 Arable Growth Groups set up around the country with more in the pipeline. GLC national coordinator Philippa Rawlinson tells Alison Stewart that she encourages any grower with a potential topic, for learning and sharing, to get involved.

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