Weed Management Research Herbicide resistant weeds are a real and increasing issue globally and evident in New Zealand. Herbicide resistant ryegrass is for example, a problem in both arable farms and vineyards. We are working with Trevor James and AgResearch in a project focused on improved weed control and vegetation management to minimise future herbicide resistance. The…
Month: June 2022
LandWISE AGM 2022
Reminder of the 2022 AGM The 2022 Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 22 June at the Green Shed at the LandWISE MicroFarm, 21 Ruahapia Rd, Waipatu, Hastings. The AGM will be accompanied by a free seminar with presentations covering current and future projects and topics of interest. The meeting begins with a…
Asparagus Nitrogen Management
Together with the New Zealand Asparagus Council, we were fortunate to obtain funding from “Our Land and Water” to investigate nitrate best practice management. We surveyed a number of growers about fertiliser and nitrate management practices. We find growers generally have good management for transport, handling and storage. We see a wide range of practices…
Update – BMPS for process vegetable crops
Run in conjunction with McCain Foods, Heinz-Watties and Hawke’s Bay Regional Council with support from the Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures fund, this project builds on work started under the Future Proofing Vegetable Production project. Focusing on sweetcorn, tomatoes, beetroot and green beans, we are comparing current farm practice with either the “Nutrient Management for…
Non-Herbicide Weed Management
Dr Charles ‘Merf’ Merfield is running an updated version of his non-chemical weed management workshop. Merf is an international researcher on non-chemical weed management. He has 30 years practical and research experience in non-chemical weed management including inventing a range of weeding machinery. Topics covered include: the context of weed management; essential weed biology and…