April 15, 2025
A Lighter Touch April 2025 newsletter
In our April edition, we share results from a project investigating potential controls for bacterial diseases as well as research…
Programme News
April 15, 2025
Promising results in bacterial disease work
First steps in a project investigating potential controls for bacterial diseases has identified several organic compounds showing promising early-stage results.…
April 15, 2025
AI a feature of new agtech for crop protection
New technology focused on crop protection is utilising artificial intelligence (AI) to enable early and more accurate pest and disease…
April 15, 2025
ALT involvement highlights biologicals potential
Being part of A Lighter Touch is opening the door to biologicals as a future crop protection option for persimmon…
April 15, 2025
Biodiversity part of a sustainable growing future
A well-known New Zealand food producer sponsoring an A Lighter Touch biocontrol project wants to support growers adopting sustainable crop…
April 15, 2025
Native plants enhance winter predator populations
Native perennial plantings alongside vegetable crops at the Pukekohe Research and Demonstration Farm are hosting significant diversity of beneficial insects,…
