The BHU Future Farming Centre
Information - The FFC Bulletin
Practical information for improving farmers' and growers' lives and businesses.
As of August 2019 the FFC is in 'hibernation' due to lack of funding, and with the COVID-19 pandemic it is unclear if or when new funding or a new host organisation for the FFC will be forthcoming. The website and email will continue to operate so access to information sources such as reports and the Bulletin will continue to be available but there will be no new issues for the foreseeable future.
The FFC Bulletin is a free, quarterly, extension newsletter for farmers and growers providing concise, easy-to-read information to help reduce costs, increase profits, make the job easier and/or improve environmental sustainability.
Subscription information, disclaimer, copyright and licensing
2019 V1 October
Vineyard floor management: A sustainability nexus with a focus on undervine weeding. Report number 04-2019
Testing the compatibility of mesh crop covers with desiccant sprays in seed potato production. Report number 06-2018
An analysis and overview of Regenerative Agriculture. Report number 2-2019
Soil management for sustainable food production and environmental protection
2019 V1 July - No issue
2019 V1 April - No issue
2019 V1 January - No issue
2018 V4 October
IPCC special report on impacts of global warming of 1.5°C
CIDSE report: "The Climate Urgency: Setting Sail for a New Paradigm"
Silvoarable agroforestry in the UK
Updating the GREATsoils project
DIVERSify: Designing InnoVative plant teams for Ecosystem Resilience and agricultural Sustainability
2018 V3 July
Non-chemical management of docks (Rumex)
The Jena Experiment and The ReMIX Project - the benefits of multi-species mixtures
"Holy hay" - Sainfoin growers guide
Trees for bees NZ - smart planting for healthy bees
Overwinter legume cover crops reduce nitrate leaching
2018 V2 April
Mini-ridgers: Lethal burial depth for controlling intrarow weeds
The use of UV-A light insect traps for TPP control and monitoring in glasshouses
2018 V1 January
Crop Rotations - A Planning Manual from SARE
2017 V4 October - No issue
2017 V3 July
ReMix - Redesigning European cropping systems based on species mixtures
2017 V2 April - no issue
2017 V1 January
The State of Food and Agriculture Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security - FAO
Obsalim® livestock health cards
Soil Health - Growing Resilient Efficient And Thriving (GREAT) Soils
Sprouted seeds for chickens and tractor tyre app
2016 V4 October - no issue
2016 V3 July
Report on Indigenous Agroecology by FFC scientist Dr Marion Johnson
iPES FOOD - calling for a paradigm shift in agriculture
Two important soil publications
OSCAR - Optimising Subsidiary Crop Application in Rotations - Final outputs
BioGreenhouse - sustainability and productivity of protected cropping systems
2016 v2 April
New pollination opportunities using lucerne leafcutting bees
2016 V1 January
Understanding biostimulants, biofertilisers and on-farm trials
Back to the future - electrothermal, systemic, weedkiller
New sustainable and ecological extension and information website launched
2015 V4 October
2015 V3 July - No issue
2015 V2 April - no issue
2015 V1 January
The fundamentals of soil nutrient management, soil testing and fertiliser recommendations
Miscanthus - a new tool for NZ ag and hort?
Comment: Agricultural paradigm shifts, climate smart farming and agro-ecology
2014 V4 October
Tanalised post alternatives used in the national grape cultivar library-vineyard at the BHU
Spring has sprung and hopefully so have more white-tipped Californian thistles!
2014 V3 July - no issue
2014 V2 May
Hedging Bets: Legume Mixtures in Pasture
Crushing Californian thistles to death and other on-farm, non-chemical control techniques
'Can healthy soil feed the world?' Seven scientists give their opinion
Challenges for pest management in New Zealand
2014 V1 January
Combing out weeds - innovation in arable and pasture weeding
The end of cockies cocaine? Biological nitrogen fixation for any crop without genetic engineering
White tip disease of thistle: Short update
2013 V2 October
Better than herbicides? - FFC research
White tipped Californian thistles: Be on the Lookout!
2013 V1 July
Make Soil Organisms Work for You: Mythbusting practices that do and don’t work.
100% non-chemical control of Tomato Potato Psyllid (TPP) in field crops - FFC research
“Sort and Treat” parasite control for lambs