November 30, 2023
A Lighter Touch November 2023 newsletter
This month we’re sharing second year results from Zespri’s Passion vine hopper project, a review of workshops designed to help…
Programme News
November 29, 2023
IPM workshops grow knowledge and marketable crop
A series of workshops aimed at cultivating understanding of integrated pest management (IPM) practices in vegetable crops has growers who…
October 31, 2023
A Lighter Touch October 2023 newsletter
Updates from the native planting project at the Pukekohe demonstration farm, the outcome of biological trials in boysenberries and details…
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
A Lighter Touch September 2023 newsletter
This month we’re sharing news including trial work investigating biological solutions effective against two key diseases in peas and dwarf…
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…
