Resources
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‘How to’ guide – cover crops
28 November 2024 A “how to” guide on integrating cover crops into your farm management practices. Read more... BiodiversityDiseasesPestsWeeds
Summerfruit understory plant species guide
14 November 2024 This resource provides a quick identification guide to the plant species used in the summerfruit understory plantings. Read more... BiodiversityPests
Case study: IPM and biodiversity in lettuce, Spring 2023
31 October 2024 This report details the Spring 2023 planting of a lettuce crop, utilising integrated pest management and biodiversity as key strategies. Read more... Weeds
A guide to modern (inter)row-hoes — the Swiss army knife of mechanical weeders
29 October 2024 This BHU Future Farming Centre guide takes a deep dive into ‘row hoes’ — what used to be called interrow hoes / cultivators. DiseasesPests
Growing a Green Future – NZPPS symposium presentations
21 October 2024 Presentations from the NZPPS symposium Growing a Greener Future, co-hosted by A Lighter Touch, AgResearch and Plant and Food Research. Read more... Biodiversity
Mobile insectary performance monitoring sheet
11 October 2024 A monitoring sheet template for tracking progress and optimising benefits of mobile insectaries. Biodiversity
‘How to’ guide – mobile insectaries
11 October 2024 A “how to” guide on implementing mobile insectaries to increase on-farm biodiversity. Read more... DiseasesPestsWeeds
General principles of IPM – video resources
30 September 2024 This series of short educative videos explain the general principles of integrated pest management (IPM). Read more...
A Lighter Touch Resistance Management Forum
05 September 2024 This A Lighter Touch educational webinar focused on updates to the fungicide, herbicide and insecticide resistance management strategies. Read more... Biodiversity
Annual flower strips monitoring sheet template
07 August 2024 A monitoring sheet template for tracking progress and optimising benefits of annual flower strips. Biodiversity
‘How to’ Guide – Annual Flower Strips
07 August 2024 A “how to” guide on implementing Annual Flower Strips to increase on-farm biodiversity. Read more... BiodiversityDiseasesPestsWeeds
