Potatoes New Zealand

MFE public meetings on water.
2019-09-24 17:30 - 19:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | PIA Events Centre, 55 Ward Street, Pukekohe, New Zealand
Pukekohe PIA Events Centre 55 Ward St

MFE hui for Māori on water
2019-09-25 12:30 - 15:30 | Ellerslie Event Centre, 100 Ascot Avenue, Ellerslie, Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland
Ellerslie Event Centre
Ellerslie Racecourse
100 Ascot Avenue
Remuera
Guineas Ballroom

MFE hui for Māori on water
2019-09-25 13:00 - 16:00 | East Pier Hotel, Napier, New Zealand
Napier
East Pier Hotel

MFE public meeting on water
2019-09-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Ellerslie Event Centre, Ellerslie Racecourse, 100 Ascot Avenue, Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland
Remuera
Newmarket room

MFE hui for Māori on water
2019-09-26 10:30 - 13:00 | Pehiaweri Marae, Whangarei, New Zealand
Whangarei
Pehiaweri Marae

MFE Primary Sector meeting on water
2019-09-26 12:00 - 14:00 | Carterton Event Centre, 50 Holloway St, Carterton, New Zealand
Carterton

MFE public meeting on water
2019-09-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Tikipunga High School, 194 Corks Rd, Tikipunga, Whangarei, New Zealand
Whangarei

PNZ Board Meeting - Palmerston North
2019-09-27 08:00 - 17:00 | Palmerston North, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand

MFE hui for Māori on water
2019-09-27 10:30 - 13:00 | Te Ahu Far North Community Centre, Cnr State Highway 1 and Matthews Ave, Kaitaia, New Zealand
Kaitaia

Tauranga Horticulture Industry Forum (HIF)
2019-10-02 08:00 - 17:00 | Trustpower Baypark Stadium, 81 Truman Lane, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand
Agenda yet to be shared (23rd September 2019)
Venue https://trustpowerbaypark.co.nz/

TVGA meeting: NPS on land, water and Plan Change 2.
2019-10-07 18:00 - 20:00 | Rimu Room TeTakere, 10 Bath Street, Levin, New Zealand
Tararua Vegetable Growers Association Meeting
To discuss proposed NPS Highly Productive Land, National Action for Freshwater Proposals and Plan Change 2 submissions.
7 October 6:00-8:00pm.
Rimu Room TeTakere
Organiser:
Michelle Sands
Manager – Natural Resources and Environment | Horticulture New Zealand
P: 04 470 5664 | M: 021 610 653

Inta-Ag Forum
2019-10-16 08:00 - 2019-10-17 17:00
Includes spongospora expert advice.
See more details here.

Spring Fling - November Means New Potatoes
2019-11-07 18:00 - 20:30 | Hopetoun Alpha, 19 Beresford Square, Auckland CBD, New Zealand
An annual event in it’s 3rd year to celebrate the new season potatoes.
MC Wallace Chapman will reveal grower stories to invited guests by interviewing our selection of growers.
Celebrity Chef, Nadia Lim will create a feast featuring new potatoes and promote her recent recipe book.
Invite only and aimed at NZ Food Writers. Contact Gemma Carroll of PNZ for details.

Bioregulatory meeting - Pukekohe
2019-11-27 08:00 - 17:00

NZGAP FEP workshop
2019-11-27 17:30 - 20:00
NZGAP will run up to 6 free workshops, approximately 1 month apart, from November 2019 to June 2020. The
initial workshop is on Wednesday 27 November, 5:30 to 8:00 pm, at the Pukekohe Indian Hall.
Download the PDF workshop guide here, with pre-workshop instructions, including mapping your farm.
Pukekohe-and-Auckland-EMS-Farm-Environment-Plans
There will be more Pukekohe workshops scheduled in February, March, April and May 2020.

Audit & Risk Meeting
2019-11-28 08:00 - 17:00
Pukekohe

PNZ Board Meeting - Auckland
2019-11-29 08:00 - 17:00

Wellington Horticulture Industry Forum (HIF)
2019-12-05 08:00 - 17:00

Biosecurity and Inspector Training Course
2019-12-13 10:00 - 15:00 | Plant and Food Research, Lincoln, Plant and Food Research, Canterbury Agriculture and Science Centre, Gerald Street, Lincoln, Canterbury, 7608, New Zealand
The Biosecurity and Inspector Training Course is on the 13th of December at Plant and Food Lincoln 10am to 3 pm

Canterbury Field Walk
2020-02-11 13:30 - 16:00 | Plant and Food Research, Lincoln, Plant and Food Research, Canterbury Agriculture and Science Centre, Gerald Street, Lincoln, Canterbury, 7608, New Zealand
1.30pm Plant and Food Lincoln, Fitzgerald Room
1. TPP colony – Jessica
2. Emissions / Nitrate leaching project – Chris Claridge, Alex Michel & Iain
3. FEP – NZGAP team TBC
4. Potato breeding project PFR Germplasm lines – Samantha Baldwin
5. MBIE Maximising Irrigation Project – Dirk Wallace
6. PMTV update – Iain
7. Inspector training course trial plots – Iain (Jessica & team)
9. John Sarup presentation – spot farms in UK nitrates/emissions (topic TBC)
4:00pm End of PNZ Field day activities
Check out this year’s Field Walk Handbook
2020_Fieldwalk_Booklet_Final_Web

Pukekohe Field Walk
2020-02-13 14:00 - 16:30 | Plant and Food Pukekohe, Pukekohe Research Centre Cronin Rd, Pukekohe, 2676, New Zealand
PFR Pukekohe
1. TPP colony – Jessica
2. Emissions / Nitrate leaching project – Chris Claridge, Andrew Barber & Iain
3. FEP – NZGAP team TBC
4. Potato breeding project PFR Germplasm lines – Steve Lewthwaite
5. MBIE Maximising Irrigation Project – Dirk Wallace
6. PMTV update – Iain
7. Powdery Scab – Peter Wright – confirmed
8. Inspector training course trial plots – Iain (Jessica & team)
10. John Sarup presentation – spot farms in UK nitrates/emissions (topic TBC)
Check out this year’s Field Walk Handbook 2020_Fieldwalk_Booklet_Final_Web

Manawatu Field Walk
2020-02-14 14:00 - 16:30 | Chris Pescini’s Farm, 52 Kimberley Road, Levin, New Zealand
Chris Pescini’s farm
1. TPP colony – Jessica
2. Emissions / Nitrate leaching project – Chris Claridge, Dan Bloomer, Fernando Avendaño & Iain
3. FEP – NZGAP team TBC
4. Potato breeding project PFR Germplasm lines – Steve Lewthwaite
5. MBIE Maximising Irrigation Project – Dirk Wallace
6. PMTV update – Iain
7. Inspector training course trial plots – Iain (Jessica & team)
9. John Sarup presentation – spot farms in UK nitrates/emissions (topic TBC)
Check out this year’s Field Walks Handbook 2020_Fieldwalk_Booklet_Final_Web

NZGAP FEP workshop Lincoln
2020-03-17 14:00 - 16:00 | Lincoln Events Centre, 15 Meijer Drive, Halswell, Lincoln, 7608, New Zealand
CONTENT: Introduction, farm mapping, erosion and sediment control
Read the details in this PDF HortNZ Farm Environment Plan Workshops – Canterbury March 2020

NZGAP FEP workshop Ashburton
2020-03-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Hotel Ashburton, 35/11 Racecourse Road, Ashburton, 7700, New Zealand

Powdery Scab Webinar
2020-03-18 09:00 - 10:00
Leah Tsror is a Research Group Leader in the Department of Plant Pathology, Agricultural Research Organization, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development. Current research projects are Powdery Scab, Blackleg and Soft rots, Potato Early Dying and Berticillium wilt on fruit trees.
Dr. Tsror has published over 100 peer-reviewed publications and she is on the editorial boards of Potato Research and Phytoparasitica (both published by Springer).
The host for the webinar series will be WPC Director, Dr. Nora Olsen (norao@uidaho.edu). To register in advance for this webinar on March 18, 2020 at 09:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time go to:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hMpnZHOhSyaMOCsVVsJ7bg.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
All webinars are recorded and can be viewed via the World Potato Congress Inc. website at www.potatocongress.org.

NZGAP FEP workshop Timaru
2020-03-18 16:00 - 18:00 | Southern Trust Events Centre, Aorangi Park, Morgans Road, Timaru, 7910, New Zealand
CONTENT: Introduction, farm mapping, erosion and sediment control
Read the details in this PDFHortNZ Farm Environment Plan Workshops – Canterbury March 2020
