21/01/2026
Auckland-based Key Industries has acquired Cut’n’Paste Weed Gels, a trusted New Zealand brand known for its simple, targeted and environmentally responsible weed-control solutions. More
21/01/2026
A Lighter Touch’s residue and efficacy
trial work this season is evaluating 53
products across 22 trials, targeting high priority crop protection control gaps in a range of crops. More
21/01/2026
Some things that affect apple quality are beyond growers’ control, but there is one management tool that consistently delivers benefits where it counts. More
21/01/2026
The inaugural survey of members by
Animal and Plant Health New Zealand
(APHANZ) shows no sign of meaningful
change since a Ministry for Regulation
review earlier this year. More
21/01/2026
With the Government’s wholesale reforms of the Resource Management Act including various national policies, rural contractors are asking; what about a national standard for air plans? More
04/12/2025
It’s not just armies that march on their stomachs. Slugs do too. More
04/12/2025
Why would a new crop protection business, with a special interest in innovative products, bother entering the New Zealand market
when bigger players struggling with some of the longest regulatory timeframes in the world are pulling back? More
04/12/2025
A unique three-way project between supplier, retailer and farmer is nearing an important milestone as it sets out to prove Californian thistles can be permanently beaten. More
04/12/2025
How many times have farmers told you grass is not a worry in brassica crops because it’s free feed and the cows will eat it? More
04/12/2025
Early in 2025, Vegetables NZ and Syngenta Crop Protection NZ initiated a trial to evaluate performance of Durivo insecticide applied by multiple methods, compared to an untreated control. More