In the June edition of In Touch we share a video case study providing an overview of the summerfruit understory project, we report on the results of a project trialling the use of a trap crop as part of an integrated pest management programme, and we launch a new podcast series sharing knowledge from the biodiverse planting in perennial crops project modelled in citrus orchards.
We also farewell outgoing Foundation for Arable Research chief executive Dame Alison Stewart and hear her views on what is required to expediate biologicals development, the Ministry for Primary Industries discusses where A Lighter Touch fits in their action plan to grow the value of New Zealand’s food and fibre sector, and we review the programme’s sixth annual crop protection gaps workshop.
Click to read In Touch – A Lighter Touch update June 2025.
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