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It's been a bumper season for maize and other supplements in the eastern Bay of Plenty.

Coming into autumn, maize and summer crops have been harvested/ grazed and farmers are planting their next crop or establishing new permanent pasture.

As the season draws to an end for spring calving systems, increased attention and planning should be focused on next season.

Adapting to future consumer and environmental requirements while retaining profitability will be one of the key talking points at the Foundation for Arable Research's 2024 maize conference.

At the end of this year, and after nearly 25 years working for Pioneer, I will retire.

The most profitable maize silage crop is the one which delivers the highest amount of energy per hectare. To achieve this, crop establishment is critical as maize silage and grain yield are greatly influenced by plant population.

For many North Island farmers, the wet weather just keeps on coming.

For many North Island maize growers, the 2022/23 season has been one to forget and for some, it has been a financial disaster.

I started my career in agriculture in Northland in 1982 as a consultant for the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.

Over the past few weeks, farmers have begun to receive herd mating results from their vets.