October 31, 2024
Innovation key to ‘lighter touch’ crop protection solutions
For grower-owned co-operative Boysenberries New Zealand, the decision to join A Lighter Touch was driven by their values – they…
August 30, 2024
ALT provides faster route to solutions
Sharing results and research through A Lighter Touch has the potential to provide programme partners and their growers with a…
July 31, 2024
ALT provides vehicle for crop protection change
For Tomatoes NZ, the A Lighter Touch (ALT) programme came along at exactly the right time, providing the vehicle to…
May 31, 2024
A Lighter Touch a ‘greater good’ investment
With a mature crop protection programme, and experienced research and extension teams, some might ask what Zespri gains from A…
April 29, 2024
ALT showcasing new ways of growing produce
A Lighter Touch product group partner Summerfruit New Zealand sees the programme as a “journey of exploration,” showcasing different approaches…
March 31, 2024
ALT part of resistance management solution
A Lighter Touch (ALT) partner Onions New Zealand sees the ALT programme as playing a key role in helping manage…
February 29, 2024
Growing demand for ‘lighter touch’ food production
A founding stakeholder in A Lighter Touch sees the sector-wide collaboration at the heart of the programme as a vital…
January 31, 2024
A Lighter Touch approach ‘way of the future’
The move to agroecological crop protection – sustainable farming that works with nature – is the way of the future,…
