Psyllid research projects
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By Heather Chalmers Providing tools to assist the potato industry to manage and control Tomato Potato Psyllid is the focus … Read More
“Transforming the way we do biosecurity” – says Ministry
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By Gemma Carroll, Communications & Engagement Officer Potatoes New Zealand The 2018 Biosecurity Forum held in Auckland, was an opportunity … Read More
A quirky, fun event to launch new season bounty: November means New Potatoes 2018
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By Gemma Carroll, Communications & Engagement Potatoes New Zealand Spring and Summer in New Zealand represent all of the best … Read More
Switch up your salad: potato salad gets a makeover
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“November means new potatoes”, as the catchy slogan goes, and that means lovely potato salad in all its guises. Traditional … Read More
November Means “New Potatoes” 2018
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Our annual signature event, to launch the new season goodness, from our growers around the country. 2018 saw a festive … Read More
Managing powdery scab
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By Gemma Carroll Information sourced from Dr Calum Wilson’s article in Potatoes Australia, with his permission. A four year research programme at the Tasmanian Institute of … Read More
Plant and food trial soil-water management
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Improving soil and water management may assist in lifting potato yields, Plant and Food Research trials show. Growers are achieving yields of about 50 … Read More
Spring has sprung and it’s all systems go!
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By Gemma Carroll, Communications & Engagement Officer Throughout the start of Spring, PNZ has been heavily involved with MPI Biosecurity, … Read More
More potatoes, less meat: the way of the future
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Two reports were released recently which should have sent us all into an urgent, we-have-to-do-something-now panic. The first was a … Read More
Nitrate soil testing a boon for growers
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By Heather Chalmers for PNZ A test which allows growers to assess soil nitrate levels in the field in a … Read More