The Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) is an applied research & information transfer organisation responsible primarily to #NZarable growers🌱
New Zealand
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Workshop 1 – Getting Started with Sustainable Vegetable Systems (SVS) was held this week in Canterbury. It was a good day of practical training for vegetable and arable growers to support better nitrogen management decisions.
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Effective from 1 January 2026, there will be three new grower directors on the board of the Foundation for Arable Research (FAR).
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Great to catch up with David Clarke from NIAB today and hear about his work using EC, yield maps and protein maps for N modelling. Also work on cultivation fuel use-age spatial data combined with EC and satellite imagery for identifying
Organic matter in the topsoil. #far #niab
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Great turnout and perfect weather for our spring feild walk at Balfour, Southland today! @FARarable @SIRC on cereals, grass seed, N mgmt and herbicide resistance.
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Populations of fall armyworm are two to three weeks more advanced than they have been in previous seasons, bringing calls for maize and sweetcorn growers to scout their crops as often as possible. @Rural_News
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Arable growers are being invited to supply samples of their harvested crops as part of a project which uses an alternative approach to determining how well they are managing their biggest input - fertiliser.
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FAR chief lays it on the line for growers after decades of work on nitrogen management.
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A group of Canterbury farmers who work together exploring the various uses of liquid injection systems on their seed drills was the worthy winner of the Working Together Award at the recent 2024 Arable Awards, says the group’s FAR Facilitator.
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Alternative tools are increasingly available for growers looking to reduce their reliance on agrichemicals in response to market and resistance challenges, says Foundation for Arable Research chief executive Alison Stewart. @Dairy_News
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Teamwork in our Kowhai farm Weed Competitive Wheat experiment, tiller number biomass cuts, light interception, canopy pictures, weed infestation and wheat growth scores made for a beautiful day in world's best office @FARarable @LincolnUniNZ . Thank you Cam and Karine
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Growers can now access information from the Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) within seconds, thanks to generative AI technology.
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Not a bad view from todays office. Wheat weed intrraction at @FARarable Kowhai farm. May the resulr be as beautiful 😍. Thank you, FAR, for the opportunity!!! @LincolnUniNZ – at Lincoln University, Selwyn District
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Paraquat is an essential tool to control glyphosate resistant ryegrass. There are no other reliable options to control prior to sowing crops. The addition of Group 14 (G) herbicides is rarely useful to control glyphosate resistant plants.@WeedSmartAU @SyngentaANZ
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Invasive weed no longer front of mind for farmers, but it’s still a threat.
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Buckwheat combined on our Future Farming Systems trial at the FAR Chertsey site. Thanks to Brian Leadley for combining the buckwheat & Wairuna Farms for carting the seed. #FAR #wairunafarm
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In January, we traveled to NZ alongside harvester specialists, Brett Asphar, Murray Skayman and Kassie Van der Westhuizen. Helping growers with harvester setups and field testing. Overall we saw around 52 headers in 8 days!
Thanks to the team at @FARarable for their support!
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Foundation for Arable Research chief executive Alison Stewart says to survive and thrive in this changing world, New Zealand farmers must take a new look at what resilience means to them and their farming operations.
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Paul Johnston of Timaru, NZ, attended the @FARarable Harvester Set Up Workshops last November. After attending, he adjusted his 8010 machine, moving the pinch point and re-centring the concave, boosting productivity and reducing harvest losses.
Ready to optimise your setup?
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Harvesting second year wheat variety trials that we have hosted on our farm @FARarable
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Milling wheat CPT trials at Methven today. Crops looking great and fine weather for the tour @FARarable NZ milling wheat initiative - all go!!
