Events

A free webinar exploring the management and use of high-quality weather data for commercial and research purposes in New Zealand. Join Mike and Cody from HortPlus for a fireside chat discussing some of the key weather data collection challenges and opportunities in New Zealand.Mike and Cody will share two decades of experience building and managing...

Meet the Horticulture Canterbury Growers executive team and new regional representative for Canterbury and Otago. Hear updates from product groups, HortNZ and the latest on the Young Grower of the Year competition. All growers are welcome to attend. Please note - special short presentation from HortNZ Policy team on N leaching layer modelling work being...

Join Dr Zac Hanley from Plant and Food Research as he talks about 'Gene editing is a technology'. Gene editing is causing changes in breeding programmes and regulatory regimes around the world. This will be an insightful 30-minute webinar on what gene technology might mean for New Zealand. Dr Hanley works at Plant and Food...

Attend CROPS 2024 for the latest in FAR research and product information. Full programme coming soon. Thanks to the Platinum Agronomy sponsors: ADAMA, BASF, Bayer Crop Science, Corteva and Syngenta.

Join Soil Wealth ICP for an insightful webinar on the Sustainable Vegetable Systems (SVS) project, which is focused on understanding and quantifying the dynamics of nitrogen (N) in vegetable production within Aotearoa‒New Zealand. This project aims to equip growers with the SVS Tool to support grower decision making and the information they need to determine...

Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) Trade Certification Release 3.0 successfully went live on Monday 25 November. This release gives industry users access to the system for the first time. Wine businesses, exporters of organic products to Great Britain, and requesters of free sale certificates have been registering and requesting certificates in MPI Trade Certification. It...

Explore practical examples of regenerative farming on Mike Porter’s hill country farm in South Canterbury, with a focus on tackling emerging herbicide resistance. For Mike, addressing soil erosion and degradation was the driving force behind adopting no-till and regenerative practices over 20 years ago. His farm now thrives with nutrient-rich soils and no bare ground....

Agriculture has long managed microbes, largely focusing on the control of disease pathogens, but this is just a tiny slice of the microbial world. Linda’s research interests include the management of soil microbes to suppress plant diseases and promote plant growth. Microbes are powerful partners in plant productivity, what can we do to enhance the...

From January 22 to 24, 2025, the II International Trade Fair of Technologies for the Production and Processing of Potatoes, Vegetables, and Fruits AgroTech Potato Horti will be held at Pavilion No. 1 of the Crocus Expo International Exhibition Center in Moscow. POTATO HORTI AGRITECH 2025 will bring together Russian and international manufacturers and suppliers of modern solutions for the...

This will be an informative day onsite at Plant & Food Research, learning about vegetable research happening in Pukekohe and across Aotearoa. Hosted by the Te Ahikawariki/Vegetable Industry Centre of Excellence (VICE) project, Vegetables Big Day Out is a great opportunity to meet with growers, industry members, academics, and government bodies to share best practice and be a part...