| PNZ NEWS The year is off to a cracking start with February packed with activity. Field Walks 2020: a great success  We are seeing a predominance of agronomists at this event and are keen to hear from growers if the timing doesn’t work or the content could be improved. Please email Gemma to share your feedback if you didn’t attend. Read the event handbook on our website here. Expert presenters covered; TPP, Emissions & Nitrates, Potato Breeding, Maximising Irrigation, PMTV update, Inspector training & trial plots, FEPs, Strategic Potato Farms & Powdery Scab. PNZ ADMIN Your contact details: UPDATE US  We are aware that some of you may have new emails or mobile numbers and are missing out on our communications. Please ensure we can keep you informed of events and updates by emailing Nicola Loach. Horticulture NZ Board Nominations Do you know an innovative, agile leader with excellent governance and communication skills? Nominate them for the Horticulture NZ board. There are 3 vacancies with a nomination deadline of 14th April 2020. End of Financial Year Area Planted Surveys A revised form is now available on our website here. We aim to have this information by the end of the financial year. Reminder to Growers & Exporters Growers please ensure you have completed your 2018 to 2019 Direct Sales Levy Form found on our website here. For your reference the Commodity Levies Order can be read here. Exporters please assist us by keeping up-to-date with your Buyer Created Invoices, which can be downloaded here and have been emailed to you as well. PNZ COMMS Gemma is looking for grower stories this month from anyone who is using alternatives to pesticides, have invested in water storage and/or silt traps, green cropping, regenerative methods, have retired land, etc. This is to align with Hort NZ Grower magazine themes. Email Gemma or phone her to share your good practice (027 2404682). PNZ is now also on Linkedin: connect with us there. Fairgo March 2nd 7.30pm Gemma Carroll shares the industry standards from Chip Group with interviewer Garth Bray. Watch on demand here. Congrats to Oakleys Vegetables: finalists in the Balance Farm Environment Awards Read their story here. PNZ TECHNICAL Farm Management NZGAP’s FEP guidelines continue to be presented in a series of workshops. FEPs will become mandatory and they enable farmers to get consent to grow. We recommend you attend a workshop. Check the latest on our events page here. You will find a number of useful resources on our farm management page on the website. Irrigation Management PFR are doing great research in Maximising Irrigation which is relevant both for our climate and emissions challenges. Read about it here. Soil Compaction View Spudsmart’s webinar here. A topic we touched on in Manawatu field walk.  Powdery Scab Webinar Read about this webinar on our website here or register directly here for the World Potato Congress webinar on Powdery Scab this coming month. PNZ USEFUL LINKS Area Planted Survey here Complete your levy forms: You can find the BCI & Direct Sales Levy forms here Exporter forms are due monthly or when you purchase to export: find the forms here Degree Day Graphs from PFR here Residue Compliance Handbook is revised and ready for download Seedlines & Rulebook have been updated and can be found here Seed Certification forms and register are now updated and can be found here for download, scroll to the bottom of the page in the link Keep up-to-date with our R&D projects via our website here Export news and statistics read here Read our latest media articles here Events can be seen listed on our calendar here. The PNZ team are here to help you  CEO Chris ClaridgeTechnical Manager Dr. Iain Kirkwood Communications & Engagement Officer Gemma Carroll Administration & Finance Officer Nicola Loach PNZ Agronomist Paula Lleras |
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