News Cover cropping initiative – Citrus NZ sponsored project Citrus NZ is a partner alongside other fruit and vegetable groups in A Lighter Touch: Crop Protection Methods to meet… Read moreA Lighter TouchOctober 7, 2021
News Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues 2021 Virtual Global Meeting The 52nd Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR) meeting was held virtually in 2021. Rebecca Fisher of Market Access Solutionz attended… Read moreA Lighter TouchOctober 7, 2021
Agroecology Technical Lead UpdateNews Cover cropping initiative The first A Lighter Touch Agroecology for Growers workshop took place in Gisborne on 17 September about a month late due to the… Read moreA Lighter TouchOctober 7, 2021
News Working together for a better world Attitudes towards food and fibre products are changing, with consumers around the globe increasingly wanting to know the provenance story… Read moreA Lighter TouchJune 16, 2021
News Corteva Agriscience becomes Programme Partner At first glance, it seems like a contradiction in terms – a large crop protection company partnering up with scientists… Read moreA Lighter TouchJune 16, 2021
News Foundation for Arable Research Focus on Cereal Viruses Yellow Dwarf Virus YDV, transmitted by aphids is an economically important virus in New Zealand cereals, causing up to 30%… Read moreA Lighter TouchJune 16, 2021
News Zespri’s A Lighter Touch story Zespri is committed to kaitiakitanga – guardianship. This means nurturing the land for future generations and nourishing people across the… Read moreA Lighter TouchJune 15, 2021
News Primary Industries Summit Stephen Ogden recently attended the Primary Industries Summit, “Supporting the adaptation of New Zealand’s primary industries to the future”, in… Read moreA Lighter TouchNovember 29, 2020
News Programme Governance Group The process of electing a second industry representative to the Programme Governance Group has been completed. Dr Sonia Whiteman is… Read moreA Lighter TouchNovember 29, 2020
News 2021-22 Annual Workplan The programme business case sets out the broad direction of the programme and associated outcomes and KPIs, with key actions… Read moreA Lighter TouchNovember 29, 2020