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…
April 30, 2023
Native predators being trialled in greenhouse tomatoes
The potential for native bugs to help control two major greenhouse insect pests is an exciting development in pest control…
April 30, 2023
A blooming approach to pest management
A Vegetables NZ project with A Lighter Touch has seen single beds of cornflower, alyssum and buckwheat planted alongside vegetable…
March 30, 2023
Filling the gaps in crop protection
ALT transition projects are looking to find products that will fill the gaps in crop protection programmes for growers through…
March 30, 2023
Boosting beneficials on vegetable farms
A Vegetables NZ-ALT project looking to increase the abundance of beneficial insects on vegetable farms is planting natives with the…
October 7, 2021
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…
October 16, 2020
NZIER – Analysis of benefits
This report provides updated estimates of the benefits of the proposed Primary Growth Partnership (PGP) project: A Lighter Touch: Agroecological…
