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October 14, 2026

Campaign drives resistance management awareness

The call for growers to keep resistance management top of mind is gaining traction with two and a half million…

Quarterly Progress Reports

October 6, 2026

Progress report April to June 2026

During this period, A Lighter Touch (ALT) continued to support New Zealand growers through collaborative research, extension and industry engagement…

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Events

September 22, 2026

CROPS 2026 annual expo

The Foundation for Arable Research's annual expo, CROPS 2026 is on 25 November 2026.

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September 16, 2026

A Lighter Touch September 2026 newsletter

In this month’s edition, project updates include a new video case study focused on a project demonstrating sustainable crop protection…

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Project Reports

September 16, 2026

Busy season of trials ahead at demo farm

A busy season of trials across multiple crops is planned for the final year of A Lighter Touch projects at the Pukekohe Research and…

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News

September 16, 2026

Keep resistance management top of mind

With spray programmes getting underway around the country, the message to growers and advisors to keep resistance management top of mind remains critically important. Advertising…

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Campaign drives resistance management awareness

Progress report April to June 2026

CROPS 2026 annual expo

A Lighter Touch September 2026 newsletter

Busy season of trials ahead at demo farm

Keep resistance management top of mind

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