September 4, 2023
Progress report April to June 2023
As we begin the first quarter of the fourth year of the A Lighter Touch Programme (ALT) we are excited…
Programme News
August 31, 2023
A Lighter Touch August 2023 newsletter
Opportunities for growers in the vegetables and greenhouse tomato industries to be part of educational workshops on pest and disease…
August 31, 2023
Weather and disease tech to support crop management
A weather and disease modelling tool is playing a key role in ensuring effective use of crop protection sprays in…
July 31, 2023
A Lighter Touch July 2023 newsletter
The July newsletter includes information a new project focusing on a pest causing major damage to kūmara crops. We also…
July 31, 2023
Reducing reliance on pesticides
Reducing reliance on pesticides A Lighter Touch is one of the ways the Foundation of Arable Research is helping its…
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…
