Events

Advancing Potato Breeding in the Asia-Pacific: The CCCAP Germplasm Collection and the CipPotNet Initiative The CIP-China Center for Asia and Pacific maintains a Breeding Resource Center with a collection of approximately 1,900 potato accessions. This collection includes advanced tetraploid lines, wild species, and landraces. These germplasm resources have been introduced to more than 80 institutions across...

The Pukekohe Young Grower Committee is kicking off the 2026 competition with a BBQ on 30 October at 5.30pm. If you are a previous sponsor or contestant, a potential new sponsor or contestant thinking of entering in 2026 or 2027 come along. BBQ will be on, spot prizes to be won and networking to be...

Soil Wealth ICP webinar: AI unpacked – Practical tools for vegetable growers Join an interactive webinar to share lessons from vegetable growers who are already using AI tools to improve planning, monitoring and decision-making on-farm. You’ll learn about using simple AI tools to help build your confidence and explore how these technologies could make everyday...

Join the Fresh Produce Safety Centre (FPSC) for the official launch of the 2025 Fundamental Guidelines for Fresh Produce Food Safety — the industry’s trusted resource for managing food safety risks across the fresh produce supply chain. The refreshed Fundamental Guidelines bring together the latest science, good practice and regulatory insights to support the ongoing safety and...

Hear from Professor and the Neil C. Gudmestad Endowed Chair of Potato Pathology, Julie Pasche, how potato mop top virus has impacted potato growing and processing over time, and how the industry has responded. Dr Stephen Dibley and Dr Susanna Driessen, Chief Plant Health Officers of Victoria and Tasmania, respectively, will provide an update on...

The symposium is intended to bring together those involved in reacting to Cyclone Gabrielle’s impacts on highly productive land to present and discuss findings and observations and together, draw out lessons to aid land managers and policy makers in future events. What resources can be prepared that others can easily access and use to guide...

Growers - come and mingle with other growers, meet the Canterbury Growers committee and your regional representatives. Potential 2026 Young Grower participants are encouraged to attend - come and chat to this years contestants and get to know more people in the industry.

Potatoes New Zealand Board members are committed to developing and driving the potato industry in New Zealand. They regularly meet to progress the strategic direction for the membership and best practices throughout industry.

ARIA: Arable Research in Action with Foundation for Arable Research (FAR). Save the Date! More information coming soon.

The cryptic behaviour of wireworm larvae, combined with their broad host range and the limited availability of effective insecticides, makes managing this pest particularly challenging. Potatoes are a key economic crop and severe wireworm damage can result in substantial financial losses or even complete crop failure.   In response to the lack of viable control...