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…
June 27, 2024
Grower endorses lighter touch crop management
Vegetable grower Howe Young knows it’s more work to scout your crop for pest and disease, but he says the…
June 27, 2024
Soilborne diseases greatest crop protection gap
Soilborne diseases not only continue to be the biggest gap in crop protection programmes for plant-based food growers, but are…
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…
May 31, 2024
More biological solutions focus at Salinas
Gaining knowledge to help provide New Zealand growers with more biological crop protection tools will be the focus for the…
May 31, 2024
Growing biodiversity, pod by pod
Knowledge and resources from the A Lighter Touch biodiversity project are being adopted by a regenerative agriculture project in Hawke’s…
May 31, 2024
New tool for ‘all things aphid’
A new digital tool for aphid management in cereals aims to provide growers with a “one-stop shop” of easy to…
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
Global alignment of MRLs mooted at summit
Growers internationally are facing the same problem with minor crops and challenges with being able to secure crop protection options…
