This month includes details of new resources for tomato growers developed from the project aiming to revitalising integrated pest management in the industry. There is also a new grower resource sharing knowledge of how to implement annual flower strips, drawing on lessons from the biodiversity project at the Pukekohe demonstration farm.
Resistance management is the focus of next week’s A Lighter Touch educational forum, and the newsletter includes the registration link for this two-hour online event. You’ll also find a review of the recent crop protection symposium which A Lighter Touch co-hosted, and Process Vegetables New Zealand share the benefits they see from being part of A Lighter Touch in our product group partner spotlight.
Click to read In Touch – A Lighter Touch update August 2024.
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