| Gorgeous shot of Olsen Agri’s January 2023 harvest in Opiki. You can read the full 2022-2023 Summer Spud Report on our website here. Read the latest news, admin, NZSPCA and technical below. Our hearts go out to all members and colleagues affected by the latest weather event in the Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland region. The tragedy and destruction caused by this event will become clearer in the coming weeks. Please reach out to our team if you need support. The Festive Season was not much cause for celebration in several regions with the onslaught from Cyclone Hale in the north island. However crops are looking good in both Horowhenua and Canterbury. The slowing down of harvesting in Pukekohe, due to waterlogged paddocks, will hopefully be caught up, ensuring a good supply to markets. PNZ COMMS & ENGAGEMENT NEW EVENT: R&D Brekkies 7am 28th March Canterbury 7am 30th March Pukekohe View the details and RSVP here https://potatoesnz.co.nz/news-info/events/ Save the dates!!! Keep up-to-date with all PNZ industry events via our events page here. Placeholder dates for our main conference are 23rd & 24th August in Christchurch. Have you visited our PNZ YouTube Channel lately? View SVS videos, N-testing how-to and pest/disease presentations. Latest PNZ articles can be found here. PNZ ADMIN Growers & their levy paying agents Access our Biosecurity Emissions & Levy Information System via the website. Check the levies against your business name and that all your contact details are correct. If you need help registering to login, please email Nicola Loach. 2021-2022 Direct Sales Levy Form found on our website here. For your reference the Commodity Levies Order can be read here. PNZ TECHNICAL Health & Safety In May 2022, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) announced new regulations on dam safety, to ensure dams are kept safe, and reduce risks to livelihood, property, livestock, and the community. Most farming and irrigation dams won’t be impacted by the regulations, as they don’t meet the height or volume thresholds. However, you will need to determine if your dam is impacted. The regulations come into effect on 13 May 2024. Read more on our website here or download the article here. Research We have revised the webpages for PNZ Research, Development and Extension, so that Current Programmes are on a separate page to Completed Programmes/Projects. Sustainable Vegetable Systems project read all the articles so far. Project reports can be found here. CPLI Canterbury Psyllid Initiative read the news and info on this project which will benefit the whole industry. This includes the 2022 Canterbury CPLI Degree Days. Potato Tuber Moth programme can be viewed here and PTM population numbers are being reported here. NZ Seed Potato Certification News All required forms Revised Tissue Culture & Mini Tuber Facilities (Mar 2022) The revised 2022 NZ Seed Rulebook & Revised 2022 NZ Registered Seed Lines All NZ Seed Potato Guides & resources All notices & newsletters PNZ USEFUL LINKS All forms here R&D projects and more here Grower Resources here Seed Grower Resources here Export statistics read here Media articles here Events here. We know growers are resilient and resourceful, however if needed please reach out for support. PNZ 0800 399 674 Rural Support 0800 787 254 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 NZ Seed Scheme Manager & Inspector Cyril Hickman NZ Seed Scheme Inspector Tristan Hickman PNZ Social Media Links Over 10,000 people and organisations now follow us on social media to keep up with the latest New Zealand and international potato news. Send us your news and events so we can publish them via our social media channels. Instagram – Potatoes_NZ Facebook – Potatoes NZ Facebook – The Chip Group Twitter – Potatoes NZ Linkedin – Potatoes NZ Inc Twitter – Chris Claridge |
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PNZ Newsletter #125 January 2023
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