https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7 This is the latest news from Grower News. en PHP RSS Feed Generator A South Australian company that is already a world leader in one of the world's top superfoods is busily investigating how it can use other grains to create high protein, fibre and nutrition products to feed the world. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5509 Tue, 23 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5509 FAR reports that MPI’s surveillance team was busy over the Christmas period, and during this time black-grass was detected on one of the three properties where it was found this time last year. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5501 Mon, 22 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5501 Three Victorian women have been recognised for their contributions to regional Victoria, being announced as the 2018 Victorian AgriFuturesâ„¢ Rural Women's Award finalists. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5498 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5498 Advances in the performance of future lupin varieties are set to take a significant leap forward, with the development of two new molecular maps to aid plant breeding. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5496 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5496 A new laser detection tool being developed by two University of Canterbury (UC) chemistry experts may help growers to pinpoint environmental problems and develop smart farming strategies to minimise impacts. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5492 Thu, 18 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5492 A red clover pest first formally identified in New Zealand just fifteen months ago, has now been found right across New Zealand. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5491 Thu, 18 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5491 Westrn Australian growers considering sowing milling oats or export hay this year can find all the latest performance data in a recently released variety guide published on-line. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5484 Wed, 17 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5484 Dr Alison Stewart has been appointed the new CEO of the Foundation for Arable Research (FAR). https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5475 Mon, 15 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5475 A two-day programme showcasing the latest research, technology, market development and management innovations to improve the productivity and profitability of the WA grains industry will be held, next month. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5474 Fri, 12 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5474 Global food prices declined in December, led by sharp decreases for vegetable oils and dairy products, according to the latest FAO Food Price Index. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5470 Fri, 12 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5470 Emerging technology being developed at the University of Canterbury (UC) could revolutionise nitrate monitoring in waterways. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5456 Mon, 08 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5456 To assist producers affected by the Sherwood fire in South Australia’s Upper South East, Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA) has established a 24 hour hotline – 1800 255 556. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5453 Mon, 08 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5453 ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - After René Castro-Salazar attended the first UN-led climate talks in Berlin in 1985 as Costa Rica's environment and energy minister, he tried to talk about agriculture and climate change – but few wanted to join the conversation. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5445 Fri, 29 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5445 The team at GrowerNEWS would like to wish our readers, news sources and colleagues a happy and prosperous 2018. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5444 Wed, 03 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5444 The Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) has released its latest maize field report. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5443 Fri, 29 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5443 Prevention is the best cure, and a well-cleaned silo that is free of any residual grain is the most important tool a grower has to set up successful grain stores, according to the Foundation for Arable Research (FAR). https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5439 Wed, 27 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5439 A net filled with pheromone-soaked ‘dummy queens’ attached to a helium-filled weather-balloon is the latest tool being used by pollination researchers in their efforts to better understand the number of honey bee colonies in an area. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5438 Wed, 27 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5438 FAR researchers have received $550,000 from the MPI Sustainable Farming Fund to investigate four environmental and crop production issues for their growers. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5436 Fri, 22 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5436 Farmers and growers in very dry regions around the country are urged to make plans to get through a summer that has turned hot and dry sooner than usual. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5428 Thu, 21 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5428 Moths were collected from red clover paddocks in mid-Canterbury on 12 December 2017. These were held in vented cages in a shade house. Humidity in the cages was kept elevated using tissue moistened with tap water. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5427 Thu, 21 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5427 Western Australia’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is offering a total of $150,000 in grants to help agriculture, food and beverage businesses attract investment and growth capital. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5416 Tue, 19 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5416 New investment into the Australian Centre for Genomic Epidemiology (Ausgem) will help safeguard the state’s agriculture, horticulture, livestock and equine industries, which underpin the $15 billion primary industries sector in NSW. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5414 Tue, 19 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5414 In December 2017, a worker on a Tamborine Mountain avocado farm was killed when a single seat ride-on mower being driven by another worker rolled over on a steep slope and crushed her. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5412 Mon, 18 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5412 John Sarup, UK potato agronomist, will speak at a number of potato field days in January. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5407 Mon, 18 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5407 November rain improved summer crop conditions in NSW, with 20 percent of the state receiving above-average rainfall. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5404 Fri, 15 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5404 Poor climate conditions in Australia’s grain-growing regions have contributed to the gross value of farm production being forecast to reach $59 billion in 2017-18, down seven percent from a record of $63 billion in 2016-17, according to the ABARES report – Agricultural commodities, December quarter 2017. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5391 Wed, 13 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5391 Agriculture Victoria suggests that now is the time Mallee grain producers start their summer weed control, at the same time local grapevines are at a delicate stage of fruit development. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5390 Wed, 13 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5390 The objective of this AIMI survey of maize growers was to determine, as at 31 October 2017, final figures for the 2017 harvest of maize grain and silage, sales of the 2017 harvest of maize grain since 1 June 2017, levels of unsold maize grain from the 2017 harvest and sowings and sowing intentions for maize grown for grain and silage. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5389 Wed, 13 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5389 Latest research on how different wheat varieties withstand the impact of rain at harvest is now available to help growers with variety selections to maximise crop potential. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5388 Tue, 12 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5388 The pea weevil (Bruchus pisorum) had previously been found in the Wairarapa where it is under an eradication programme. 21 trap crops have been planted, with all growers from last year planting crops again this year. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5380 Mon, 11 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=7&news_id=5380