Articles Archive
November 4, 2025
Celebrating 200 Editions of Grower2Grower: A Milestone for Our Growing Community
Reaching the 200th edition of Grower2Grower is a milestone that deserves both celebration and reflection.
October 6, 2025
Metazet investigates chemical resistance of cultivation gutters: material choice crucial under stricter cleaning protocols
Due to stricter hygiene requirements in greenhouse horticulture, cultivation gutters are being cleaned more intensively than ever.
September 23, 2025
Tomatoes biocontrol focus of new podcast series
A flagship project for A Lighter Touch, partnering with TomatoesNZ to revitalise biological control in greenhouse tomatoes is explored in a new ALT podcast series.
September 8, 2025
Have your say and go in to win (ALT)
Crop protection practices are the focus of an A Lighter Touch survey aiming to establish whether growers are moving to a more integrated approach to pest and disease management.
August 24, 2025
Visit to Ecomix Headquarters in Melbourne
Australian tomato growers buoyed by a year of good returns
July 29, 2025
Australian horticulture’s $1 billion annual productivity opportunity
Over the past 30 years, the annual productivity growth of the horticulture industry has been 0.5% to 1.5%
July 29, 2025
Powdery Mildew: EPA approves Rhapsody, a fungicide containing 218 g/L ipflufenoquin, a chemical new to New Zealand
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has approved a fungicide with a new active ingredient that controls blackspot and powdery mildew on apples and pears, and Botrytis on grapes.
July 14, 2025
Calling on suppliers to do the right thing (Hygiene)
"Every part of the sector has a role to play in Biosecurity" (Dinah Cohen, GM TomatoesNZ) 공급업체들에게 올바른 행동을 촉구합니다
July 1, 2025
Cravo Cricket Houses: New Zealand’s Game-Changing Training Facilities
Creating Conditions for Cricket Excellence
June 17, 2025
New tomato varieties from Bayer offer protection against resistance-breaking Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV)
Bayer is using multi-stacked virus-resistant genes to bring more durable protection against ToBRFV mutations / Developed through advanced conventional breeding techniques, new hybrids will be available this year in every major glasshouse tomato segment
