Programme News
May 31, 2023
A Lighter Touch May 2023 newsletter
First year results from Zespri’s passion vine hopper project, new resources for growers and how knowledge gained from one crop…
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…
May 31, 2023
Analysing the gaps in crop protection programmes
Soilborne diseases and thrips remain the two biggest gaps in crop protection programmes for plant-based food growers, analysis from this…
May 30, 2023
Progress report January to March 2023
As we enter the final quarter of the third year of the A Lighter Touch Programme we are excited to…
May 2, 2023
A Lighter Touch April 2023 newsletter
Our May edition includes details of trials of native predators to control insect pests in greenhouse tomatoes and the use…