June 27, 2024
PCR testing gets regulatory case study underway
PCR laboratory testing, which became a household phrase during the Covid pandemic, is being used in the first stages of…
May 31, 2024
Trials seek new controls for mealybugs
A new project seeking new control options for mealybugs in persimmons will also benefit four other A Lighter Touch product…
April 29, 2024
Squash findings relevant to other cucurbit growers
A project focusing on soil-borne diseases in buttercup squash is learning from other crops in the same plant family, such…
March 31, 2024
New project to test regulatory pathway
A Lighter Touch (ALT) is being credited with connecting the dots between the crop protection and crop production industries and…
January 31, 2024
Trials and research underway into soilborne diseases
The first seeds have been sown for a project seeking crop protection solutions to soilborne diseases costing New Zealand buttercup…
October 30, 2023
Beneficial lessons learned in native planting project
Months of rain, including a 260mm overnight deluge, has created challenges for a Vegetables NZ-A Lighter Touch project trialling native…
September 29, 2023
Trials seeking biological solutions for peas and beans
Consumer demand, market access requirements, and diminishing existing crop protection solutions are the drivers behind a project trialling biological controls…
July 31, 2023
Control options sought for pest targeting kūmara crops
Identification of possible control options for a pest causing significant harm to kūmara crops is the focus of a new…
May 31, 2023
Sharing A Lighter Touch knowledge across crops
A new Summerfruit NZ project in Central Otago is taking knowledge gained from A Lighter Touch work on beneficial planting…
