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9:22

What’s on at annual maize event

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2025/01/25

Getting the best value from maize management is the focus of FAR’s premier annual maize field day at its research site near Hamilton on February 4. In this episode of Cut the Crop, Dirk Wallace of FAR says that it is a chance to catch up on the latest in maize nitrogen management and weed strategies, as well as with other growers, before the maize harvest starts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

13:10

FAR’s new regional strategy

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2025/01/18

FAR has just implemented a new regional strategy aimed at increasing grower engagement and feedback in the regions. This will be based around FAR’s seven regional Arable Research Groups, with support from facilitators. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR Communications Manager Anna Heslop encourages growers to have their say on FAR activities.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12:02

Harvest samples sought for crop nutrient project

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2025/01/11

Arable growers are invited to supply samples of their harvested crops as part of the UK-YEN programme, which measures nutrients in grain and seed. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR regional facilitator Donna Lill tells Alison Stewart that this provides another way to measure the effectiveness of fertiliser applications and crop uptake.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

26:17

FAR’s highlights of 2024

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2024/12/21

This year, FAR adopted AI to make it easier to search its website, had another successful round of combine set-up workshops, and initiated YEN grain testing, as well as continuing to provide a wealth of resources on agronomy, crop protection, biosecurity, soil health and the environment. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR ceo Alison Stewart wraps up the highlights of 2024.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:20:10

New strategy seeks to grow arable returns

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2024/12/14

Arable farmers are experts at growing crops, but not as skilled at capturing value beyond the farm gate. In this episode of Cut the Crop, Federated Farmers arable group chair David Birkett talks to Alison Stewart about a new arable strategy which aims to assist farmers with the financial skills, quality assurance and infrastructure needed to get out of the commodity trap.

00:19:30

Title: Pros and cons of relaxing GM rules

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2024/12/07

The Government is ending New Zealand’s nearly 30-year ban on genetically modified and edited organisms outside the lab next year. So how informed are you on the topic? In this episode of Cut the Crop, Alison Stewart talks to Emeritus scientist at AgResearch Tony Conner about some of the potential positives and challenges for arable growers.

00:18:31

Growers warned on seed dressing losses

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2024/11/30

Seed cleaners are reporting increasing dressing losses in ryegrass and other small seed crops, with losses often as high as 25%. In this episode of Cut the Crop, Methven farmer and seed cleaner John McCaw and FAR technology manager Chris Smith talk about the importance of combine harvester set-up, which will be examined at a series of December workshops.

00:19:11

How is the season looking for growers?

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2024/11/23

In this week’s Cut the Crop, Alison Stewart talks to three growers in Manawatu, Southland and South Canterbury about how the season and market prospects are looking. With the sun finally coming out in some regions and the lift in dairy payout, has the outlook turned a corner?

00:09:56

CROPS 2024: Arable farming’s big day out

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2024/11/16

FAR’s biggest annual event of the year, CROPS, is being held at the Chertsey Arable Research Site on Wednesday November 27. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR’s Communications Manager Anna Heslop says the range of topics covered means there is something for everyone.

00:24:57

Maize nutrition: does the answer lie in the soil?

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2024/11/09

By factoring in soil-available nitrogen when making fertiliser decisions, maize growers can save money on input costs as well as benefit the environment. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR senior environment researcher Abie Horrocks says trials show no maize yield or quality differences when soil N is used.

00:17:06

Do “Scope” emissions affect arable growers?

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2024/11/02

When it comes to greenhouse gas emissions, increasingly the conversation is about “Scope” emissions. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR senior environment researcher Dirk Wallace explains what this means and its implications for arable growers, particularly those supplying dairy farmers with feed.

00:18:35

Fence-line herbicide resistance warning

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2024/10/26

The inclination of farmers to be “tidy Kiwis” by repeatedly spraying the vegetation along fence-lines is increasing the risk of herbicide resistance, says FAR senior field researcher Charles Merfield (Merf). In this episode of Cut the Crop, he tells Alison Stewart about a demonstration trial at Kowhai Farm looking at alternative approaches.

00:19:50

2024 Arable Farmer of the Year

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2024/10/19

Marton maize and cereal grower and contractor Simon Nitschke is the 2024 Arable Farmer of the Year. In this episode of Cut the Crop, he tells Alison Stewart that his family’s decision to move up the value chain and expand their maize grain storage, drying and blending business means better understanding and meeting the needs of end-users.

00:19:39

A grower guide to cocksfoot seed production

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2024/10/12

FAR has summarised 15 years of research into cocksfoot seed production into a guide for growers. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR senior herbage seed researcher Richard Chynoweth says the aim of the guide is to bring all the information together in one place for growers.

00:19:54

Learning from Cyclone Gabrielle recovery

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2024/10/05

A Cyclone Gabrielle study has examined the ways growers dealt with silt on their land and their return to profitable cropping. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR senior environment researcher Dirk Wallace tells Alison Stewart that it is hoped the study can assist future growers by documenting what worked and what didn’t.

00:30:16

How’s spring looking for growers?

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2024/09/28

In this week’s episode of Cut the Crop, Alison Stewart talks to three growers in Southland, Mid Canterbury and Manawatu about how spring and crop market prospects are looking.

00:22:33

Special insight into world’s ag trade

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2024/09/21

Travelling the world as NZ’s Special Agricultural Trade Envoy, Methven arable farmer Hamish Marr says that what we consider “normal” for agriculture here is different elsewhere. In this episode of Cut the Crop, he tells Anna Heslop that everywhere he goes, the main talking points are climate change and emissions.

00:29:29

Environmental work leads to profit lift

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2024/09/14

The 2024 Arable Awards’ Positive Environmental Impact winner, Waikato maize grower Daniel Finlayson, has fully integrated environmental considerations into his farming system. In this episode of Cut the Crop, he tells Anna Heslop that profits and yields are up, and greenhouse gas emissions down, through actions like switching to strip till and trying alternative nitrogen sources.

00:14:56

Do you really need that T0 fungicide?

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2024/09/07

FAR has developed a fungicide decision tree which poses a set of questions for growers to help them to decide whether a T0 fungicide is needed in wheat. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR senior cereals researcher Jo Drummond tells Alison Stewart that rather than adopting a “just-in-case” approach, growers need to retain chemistry for when they really need it.

00:21:10

Crop disease pressure drives change in UK

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2024/08/31

UK plant pathologist Dr Aoife O’Driscoll visited in August as part of the ‘A Lighter Touch: A new approach to crop protection’ events. In this episode of Cut the Crop, she tells Anna Heslop that increasing disease pressure and rising agchem costs in the UK have led to a trend towards more resistant wheat cultivars, use of wheat cultivar blends and wheat grazing.

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