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Cut the Crop! Foundation for Arable Research (NZ)
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5.0 • 6 Ratings
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Welcome to Cut the Crop! - keeping you in the know about everything you grow.
Presented by the Foundation for Arable Research (FAR), an applied research and information transfer organisation responsible primarily to New Zealand arable growers.
Researchers, growers and other interesting folk delivering insights and information on topics ranging from agronomy to profitability. Tune in weekly to cultivate your knowledge and add value to your cropping business.
www.cutthecrop.co.nz
For more information about FAR visit: www.far.org.nz
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UK Groundswell festival draws crowds
FAR senior environment researcher Abie Horrocks last month travelled to Groundswell, a popular UK regenerative agriculture festival. In this episode of Cut the Crop, she tells Alison Stewart that the event was huge, with hundreds of speakers catering for every interest, both rural and urban.
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Making the most of technology
To assist growers to make the most of new tools and technology, FAR has developed a wide-ranging research strategy. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR technology manager Chris Smith tells Anna Heslop that this includes everything from independently evaluating opportunities with digital tools to a back to basics look at maximising farm machinery.
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Grower group tries out nitrogen alternatives
A Mid Canterbury Growers Leading Change group is looking at ways to reduce applications of synthetic nitrogen to maintain profit and contribute to environmental compliance. In this episode of Cut the Crop, group member Darryl Oldham says that nitrogen alternatives including biological products and legumes are promising.
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Get along to July’s maize winter workshops
FAR is holding five maize winter workshops in the North Island in July. To encourage growers to head along, FAR senior environment researcher Dirk Wallace tells Anna Heslop in this episode of Cut the Crop about research which shows that legumes can reduce and even eliminate the need to apply nitrogen to a maize crop.
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Telling our farming story
Visiting United States Professor of Agricultural Communications Dwayne Cartmell says that US farmers, like their Kiwi counterparts, often feel that the general public doesn’t understand what they do. In this episode of Cut the Crop, he tells Anna Heslop that farmers need to tell their stories without getting bogged down in science, or getting defensive.
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Management of birds on arable farms
Birds provide biodiversity, but on arable farms can cause significant crop losses and farmers have few options for effectively controlling bird damage. In this episode of Cut the Crop, University of Canterbury masters student Fergus Lowen outlines his study comparing common bird deterrents and bird activity in exotic and native hedgerows.
Customer Reviews
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This podcast made my day in the tractor much more interesting. It gave me new topics to think about it as I was driving and made me ask myself new questions for new things to read. Looking forward to the following episodes.