Visiting English arable farmer Rob Waterston says that the prevalence of invasive crop weed black-grass as well as the loss of traditional crop chemistry is forcing UK growers to change their rotation and management. In this episode of Cut the Crop, he tells Alison Stewart that environmental payments are also influencing crop choice.
Dec 9, 2023
33 min
FAR CEO Alison Stewart has just returned from visiting Scottish arable researchers and growers. In this episode of Cut the Crop, she says that Scottish farmers are diversifying beyond their traditional crops by installing wind turbines and solar panels.
Dec 2, 2023
20 min
FAR’s Growers Leading Change knowledge extension programme has now been going for more than three years. In this episode of Cut the Crop, GLC national co-ordinator Philippa Rawlinson talks about what has been achieved and what’s planned for the future.
Nov 25, 2023
12 min
In a first for FAR, it has set up a seven-year future-focused arable demonstration site at Chertsey. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR researcher Owen Gibson says that the project will be a conversation starter for growers, showcasing some exciting new techniques and technologies as it progresses.
Nov 18, 2023
11 min
Mid Canterbury growers and great mates Angus McKenzie and Will Mackenzie are members of a Growers Leading Change group looking at the impacts of different crop establishment techniques and systems on soil quality and profitability. In this episode of Cut the Crop, they talk about what their group has been doing.
Nov 11, 2023
19 min
FAR’s biggest annual event of the year, ARIA, will be held at the Chertsey Arable Research Site on November 29. In this episode of Cut the Crop Anna Heslop of FAR explains that this year’s event is all about delivering information that growers can take home to manage their crops this season.
Nov 4, 2023
8 min
Mid Canterbury arable grower Simon Lochhead is a member of a Growers Leading Change group injecting liquid fertiliser and biological products into the soil. In this episode of Cut the Crop he tells Alison Stewart that it is a way of future-proofing his farm from the loss of conventional chemistry.
Oct 28, 2023
22 min
FAR is holding a series of grower field events in late November which will examine combine harvesters from the front to the back to ensure as much yield as possible goes into the silo and is not left on the ground. In this episode of Cut the Crop event speaker Peter Broley outlines what has been learnt about harvest losses in Australia and what is being done to remedy this.
Oct 21, 2023
16 min
In a Pathfinder project, Bulls grower Hew Dalrymple is using remote soil sensing and mapping technology to manage variation in soil types and crop yields. In this episode of Cut the Crop he explains what changes in fertiliser and nutrient applications he is making as a result.
Oct 14, 2023
21 min
Growers struggling to keep up to speed with the raft of environmental regulations coming onstream can tap into the expertise of FAR’s environment technical and policy advisor Hannah Ritchie. In this episode of Cut the Crop she tells Alison Stewart that arable growers can have an impact on what rules and limits come into effect.
Oct 7, 2023
26 min
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