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The Ministry for Primary Industries is on high alert to stop the invasive Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) from making a home in New Zealand. “The stink bug season for us runs from September to April – the autumn and winter months in the northern hemisphere. That’s when the bug starts aggregating in dark sheltered places, including…
There has been no further update on the progress of the submission following the hearing in early May 2016. The EPA panel are considering the submissions and an announcement will be made by the 17th June 2016.
3 February 2016 1.30 – 3.30pm, Thursday 4 February 2016 693 Opiki Road, Palmerston North Join staff from FAR and Plant & Food Research to view trials investigating TPP management options and potato irrigation. Jen Linton – FAR – potato research 2015/16 Natasha Agnew – Plant & Food Research – Region-specific pest and disease management strategies Steven Dellow – Plant…
This is a reminder, with planting just around the corner, to plan ahead. Now that the PCN/Potato Wart OAP dispensation process has been removed for the 2016-17 export season PNZ Inc. encourages growers to register as many paddocks as possible in the initial time frames. Remember there is no cost to registering more fields than you end up…
A collective of horticultural industry groups comprising Potatoes New Zealand Inc, Tomatoes NZ Inc, Vegetables NZ Inc, Heinz-Wattie’s NZ Ltd, and NZ Tamarillo Growers Association Inc has applied to the EPA to import and release a biological control agent to assist with the control of the tomato potato psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli). Supporting submissions from growers…
General News – page 3 Growers Welcome Spud Yield Funding The $260,000 three-year project, which will be financed through the Sustainable Farming Fund (SFF) and managed by the Foundation for Arable Research (FAR), will investigate the impact of different potato crop rotations on soil borne diseases and soil quality.
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