AGRONOMY

If you are wanting feed quality where it counts and an early maturity ahead of a dry summer, a new summer forage rape, bred for lamb and cattle finishing, could be the answer that lines up with your weaning schedule. Words Sarah Perriam-Lampp

Always wondered what the secret is behind a record-breaking maize crop? Waikato brothers Donald and Craig Stobie, who broke the national Pioneer maize grain yield record in 2025, say that big yields come from doing the little things right, following good advice and planting the right hybrid. Words Sarah Perriam-Lampp.

Mulligan grew up on a cropping farm and studied a BCom Ag at Lincoln University before a family connection drew him into agronomy.

Seed variety selection, backed by the right endophyte and seed treatment, does more to protect a pasture's productivity and persistence.

The standard follows a 2022 report identifying a data gap on imported treated seed, after two years of stakeholder work with the EPA.

New funding for control efforts are gaining ground for wilding conifers that already cover two million ha and threaten another 7.5 million.

Seed and Grain New Zealand has released a manifesto calling for greater government support to safeguard the arable sector.

Hawke's Bay vegetable growers have withdrawn their bid to buy the McCain factory in Hastings, but a feasibility study into a smaller site continues.

Technical Specialist Agronomy at PGG Wrightson Pete McKnight says lucerne should be sprayed before spring regrowth reduces the first cut.

A new campaign to tackle pesticide resistance launches this month, as an NZIER report warns failing to manage it could cost growers $1.2 billion.