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How to stop wasting spuds – with Niki Bezzant Did you know that Kiwis collectively throw away about 96 million potatoes every year? Potatoes come in at number six on the list of food waste that could be avoided. But it’s easy to stop this. I talked to Love Food Hate Waste co-ordinator Catherine Lord…

Plastic-free produce: the next frontier? Naked produce. No, it’s not a dodgy search term (though I wouldn’t even try Googling it, just in case); it’s the next new thing in supermarket shopping. I met a nervous but excited Kiri Hannifin, Countdown’s GM for Sustainability, in the produce section at Countdown Ponsonby, one of the stores…

For the first time in the history of the Global Risks Perception Survey, environmental concerns dominate the top long-term risks by likelihood among members of the World Economic Forum’s multi-stakeholder community; three of the top five risks by impact are also environmental. “Failure of climate change mitigation and adaption” is the number one risk by…

As our emissions evolution moves forward, many projects will be feeding the knowledge pipeline. PNZ are leading the movement for sustainable NZ food security.   As our emissions evolution moves forward, many projects will be feeding the knowledge pipeline. PNZ are leading the movement for sustainable NZ food security.  IMAGE 003 An integral part of…

PNZ Field Walks 2020 built on the 2019 event, where our team toured the 3 growing regions alongside the local R&D project leaders, to update agronomists and growers on our projects and other developments for industry. Locations in Canterbury, Pukekohe and Manawatu were a combination of PFR trial sites and farm paddocks. Three themes of…

By Gemma Carroll, PNZ Comms & Engagement Officer.  It’s been a mixed bag of weather across the country this Spring and Summer, much as the rest of the world has seen, with unusual changes in weather and increased occurrences of extremes.  NZ agronomists and growers in our main growing regions had the following to say about the 2019-2020 potato season:  In Pukekohe the report…

PepsiCo New Zealand is committed to reducing the saturated fat, sodium and added sugars for Kiwi consumers. Exciting news from the potato crisp industry recently, as PepsiCo NZ evolve healthier processing for NZ’s favourite snacks. The maker of Bluebird potato chips and other snacks, has changed the cooking oil for its major snack brands to…

By Gemma Carroll, PNZ Comms & Engagement Officer. John Sarup is spending his 2nd Summer in a row assisting the NZ potato industry with inspection processes, general agronomy on farms and with a particular focus on seed production. He will also be speaking at our field walks in February. A former grower and expert in…

Extract with permission from World Potato Markets. Annual NZ fry exports were at a 16-month high in October 2019, at 76 486 tonnes – up 5.0% on the total the year before. During October itself, an export figure of 6 819 tonnes was 18.8% higher than that of October 2018. The price of New Zealand…

Welcome to the end of the year, albeit the busiest time of year for those on the farm. 2019 has flown by, packed with challenges and some great results along the way, including: Field Walks 2019 in Pukekohe, Manawatu and Canterbury packed with R&D updates and biosecurity advice International experts visited in Autumn and spoke…