Useless
The Hound notes that one of the country’s poorest financially performing state-owned enterprises – the Government farming entity Landcorp (or…
Monday, 24 August 2015 14:00
Good gear key factor in record crop
Warren Darling from Timaru knows a bit about growing barley, so much so he broke the Guinness World Record for the crop with 13.8 tonnes/ha in April, with crop harvested on January 23 this year.
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Machinery & Products
Friday, 08 May 2015 09:17
Record verified
They say good things take time, and that is certainly the case for South Canterbury arable farmers Warren and Joy Darling who were aiming to better the world record for a barley crop – which was 12.2t/ha – at harvest time this year.
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The Hound
Tuesday, 05 May 2015 00:00
Record confirmed
Timaru farmers Warren and Joy Darling are now the Guinness World Record (GWR) holders for the highest barley yield.
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General News
Sunday, 08 March 2015 00:00
Less tillage key to barley record
The grower of what’s probably a new world record for barley yield says a switch to a reduced tillage system five years ago laid the foundations for this summer’s success.
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General News
Tuesday, 02 December 2014 00:00
Bane of barley endemic in seed
AGRONOMY TRIALS and aeroplanes were among the topics aired during the Foundation for Arable Research’s South Canterbury and North Otago field day late last month.
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