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Several upcoming events for the vegetables sector offer growers across the country the opportunity to learn from technical experts, and connect with other growers.  The Vegetables Research Roadshow, a series of biodiversity grower…

People working in horticulture and agriculture extension are encouraged to join a new Community of Practice which offers the opportunity for collaboration and shared…

When Keith Paterson saw his first broccoli crop at the Pukekohe Research and Demonstration Farm manage a significant aphid outbreak without a single insecticide…

New Zealand growers would benefit from access to innovative products that support a shift to ‘lighter touch’ crop protection, combat…

It can be a challenge to find tiny insects in a crop, and once you’ve found something, it can be…

A new report shows the A Lighter Touch (ALT) programme is achieving results and building momentum with growers shifting to…

Grower Howe Young, has come a long way from weekly spraying in the late 1970s to nowadays championing crop monitoring,…

Case studies of A Lighter Touch (ALT) product groups effectively extending knowledge to their growers are highlighted in two newly…

The importance of not relying on a single solution and having multiple tools for management of soilborne diseases was emphasised…