Cut the Crop‪!‬ Foundation for Arable Research (NZ)

Aphid Chat is FAR’s new web-based aphid information platform, designed to be a single source for all thing’s aphid. In this episode of Cut the Crop, Ben Harvey and Chris Smith of FAR tell Alison Stewart that by using the interactive platform, growers can calculate their risk level and whether an insecticide is required.

Pre-emergence herbicides are a key component of grass and other weed control in cereal crops. However, increasing weed resistance to Group 1 and 2 herbicides means careful stewardship is required. In this episode of Cut the Crop, Bayer NZ market development agronomist Jonno Shields provides advice on ways to maintain the efficacy of herbicides.

A year on and another harvest since devastating Cyclone Gabrielle, Hawkes Bay farmer Hugh Ritchie reflects on the progress made and the lessons learned. In this episode of Cut the Crop, he recommends focusing on building up organic matter in silt-affected soils.

FAR’s biosecurity officer Ash Mills is at the forefront of monitoring the spread of maize pest Fall armyworm and the crop damage it can cause. In this episode of Cut the Crop, he tells Alison Stewart that crop scouting for both Fall armyworm and beneficial insects is key for timely decision making on control options

The decision by ProductionWise’s owners, ReGrow, to discontinue the platform, has left many arable farmer users unsure of what to do next. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR CEO Alison Stewart provides advice on what to do with your data and what to look for in an alternative provider.

Following two visits by a team of Australian combine harvester specialists, FAR’s technology manager Chris Smith outlines key ways growers are reducing losses and improving harvesting efficiency and capacity. In this episode of Cut the Crop, he tells Anna Heslop that adjustments of a few millimetres can make all the difference in terms of combine performance.