A group of 12 to 15 arable farmers are counting about $6 million in losses from a late hail storm landing in a belt running from Canterbury’s Methven to Highbank.
The ongoing squeeze against agrichemical use and residues in exported crops has scientists looking at ways to convince plant-based food growers to take on a lighter touch.
Cropping farmers won’t be rushing from one session to the next in fear of missing out on a speaker at the Foundation for Arable Research’s (FAR) coming Arable Research in Action event.
A new growing season arrives with a warning for growers to keep vigilant for signs of the invasive pest fall armyworm in South Island maize and sweetcorn crops.