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00:19:30

FEP audits…going for gold

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2021/04/24

Looking for an A grade in your farm environment plan audit? In this episode, Anna Heslop asks FEP auditor Sue Cumberworth how the audit process works and what she wants to see and hear during an audit visit; and learns how to shift a B grade to an A.

00:10:35

Biosecurity, paying our way

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2021/04/17

Seed and Grain Readiness and Response (SGRR), the arable industry’s biosecurity group, formally signed up to a Government Industry Agreement (GIA) with MPI in June last year. The GIA agreement included the mechanism to set a biosecurity levy, and FAR is currently carrying out formal consultation and notification of this process. In this episode, Alison Stewart explains how and when the levy will be activated, and who pays.

00:26:31

Milling wheat myth busting

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2021/04/10

A large proportion of the wheat milled in New Zealand is imported. In this episode, FAR’s Ivan Lawrie does some myth-busting around why this is the case, and outlines a project aimed at improving grower returns by increasing consumer demand for New Zealand ‘grown’ bread.

00:23:42

Freshwater and FEPs - what's your plan?

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2021/04/03

FEPs, Freshwater Plans, Integrated Farm Plans…there’s a lot of talk about planning at present! In this episode, Alison Stewart talks to FAR Environmental Researcher Turi McFarlane about the range of farm plans currently under consideration, how they link to regulation and what arable farmers can do now, to get ahead in the planning game! One quick quote and a couple of video grabs highlighted. Also a couple of suggested deletions to tidy things up (if they work).

00:18:10

Growers Leading Change

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2021/03/27

From grassweeds to soil health and everything in between. Erica Callaghan, the National Coordinator of FAR’s Growing Leading Change programme talks to Alison Stewart about some of the Arable Growth Groups that are already up and running within this new knowledge exchange programme, and what’s coming next.

00:14:39

Select for cereal disease resistance

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2021/03/20

FAR’s Jo Drummond discusses the benefits of considering disease resistance ratings when choosing your autumn sown wheat cultivars, providing tips for cutting back on spending…not on yield.

00:18:38

Boosting seed research

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2021/03/06

SIRC, the Seed Industry Research Centre, is a grower-industry collaboration. It was formed in 2017 to ensure quality and continuity for seed research in New Zealand. In this episode, Ivan Lawrie outlines SIRC’s membership and funding model, and explains how SIRC determines which of the seed industry’s many pressing issues, to invest in.

00:18:00

Promoting the arable industry

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2021/02/27

Is the New Zealand arable industry hiding its light under a bushel? Anna Heslop talks to FAR CEO Alison Stewart about what policymakers and the public know about arable systems and products, and how FAR is working to change that.

00:15:17

Keep an eye out for grass grub

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2021/02/20

Two grass grubs per spade square equals 60 per square metre and that’s enough to do damage emerging cereal crops! With this in mind, Alison Stewart talks to AgResearch entomologist Sarah Mansfield current and future options for grass grub control.

00:15:37

Keeping up with velvetleaf

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2021/02/13

Welcome back to our first episode for 2021! Late summer is the key time for an on-farm velvetleaf search and destroy mission…this season’s plants will be well established, but won’t have set seed yet. AgResearch Weed Scientist Dr Trevor James chats to Alison Stewart about ongoing research into velvetleaf management and reminds growers what to look for when checking crops.

00:19:04

20 tonnes by 2020 - what have we learned?

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2020/12/16

Back in 2012, 20 tonnes of feed wheat per hectare was a pretty ambitious research goal. In this episode of Cut the Crop, cereal researcher Jo Drummond explains the impact of sowing dates and disease resistance on yields and how close we got to that magic number.

00:20:04

Strip till and no-till maize research

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2020/12/05

Alison Stewart and David Densley, FAR’s new senior maize researcher, discuss strip-till and no-till maize establishment systems and outline some December 2020 North Island maize events.

00:16:23

How do you make the most of irrigation?

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2020/11/28

What is deficit irrigation? Is variable rate irrigation a good investment? FAR Environmental Researcher, Dirk Wallace, talks to Alison Stewart about how to ensure your maximising the value of irrigation on your farm.

00:16:12

Growers Leading Change…helping arable farmers help...

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2020/11/21

FAR, with support from MPI’s SFFF has recently launched a $2.4 million extension project called Growers Leading Change. Project Leader Anna Heslop talks to Alison Stewart about how it was formed, what it aims to achieve and how growers can get involved. Find out more.

00:23:16

Arable Road Trip - November

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2020/11/14

This week’s road trip calls in to Waikato and Rangitikei in the North Island and then down to Mid and South Canterbury.

00:17:10

Freshwater, Greenhouse Gases & Farm Environment Plans

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2020/11/07

There’s a lot going in the freshwater, greenhouse gas and farm environment plan compliance space. In this episode, Farm Systems Research Manager Diana Mathers outlines the work that FAR is doing to help growers understand and meet some of the incoming requirements.

00:29:43

Federated Farmers Arable: Action plan

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2020/10/31

New Federated Farmers Arable Chair Colin Hurst talks to Alison Stewart about opportunities arable for what he hopes to achieve during his three year term.

00:35:03

Regen ag, cover crops and arable systems…does it work?

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2020/10/24

Leeston arable farmer and regen ag proponent David Birkett is back, talking to Alison Stewart about how he uses cover crops to improve soil quality on his farm.

00:25:31

Managing diseases of beet and radish seed crops

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2020/10/17

Alison Stewart and Phil Rolston discuss the emerging impacts of diseases of vegetable seeds on international markets, and outline management options in the field, with a focus on protecting fungicides against the development of resistance.

00:20:49

Irrigation and grass seed crops

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2020/10/11

How much water do grass seed crops need? When are the critical application times? Can you over-water? What happens if they don’t get enough? FAR’s Herbage Research Manager, Richard Chynoweth, explains that grass seed crops need water at both ends of the growing season, first to form and then to fill seed heads. He also outlines the benefits of soil moisture monitoring.

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