Monthly Update April 2018
Industry must look to new pest control options New Zealand’s hothouse tomato industry must look for more biocontrol methods to manage...
Public Submissions open on Samurai wasp application
Horticultural industry groups along with the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) are working together to use a tiny parasitoid wasp...
Monthly Update March
Commodity Levy Referendum 2018 The commodity levy referendum will run from the 2nd July to the 13th August. Fresh tomato growers will...
Monthly Update February 2018
Your industry: your voice. Commodity Levy Referendum 2018 In July this year we will be calling on all commercial fresh tomato...
Monthly Update December 2017
Growing is not about starships You know the value of your contribution to this country’s economy. But many people do not. This...
Transform - correction to WHP
Correction: The correct withholding period for Sulfoxaflor (Transform) is *1 day*, not 14 days, as stated in the 2017 TomatoesNZ Fresh...
Monthly Update November 2017
Low Emissions Economy Inquiry submission TomatoesNZ and HortNZ worked together to make a joint submission to the Productivity Commission on their...
Monthly update October 2017
Poinsettia Thrips This “new to New Zealand” species of thrips, Echinothrips americanus commonly known as Poinsettia Thrips, was discovered in an...
Press Release - New biocontrol released to control Tomato Potato Psyllid
New biocontrol released to control Tomato Potato Psyllid Source: Horticulture NZ -- A new biocontrol Tamarixia trioaze, a parasitoid wasp which destroys the...
Monthly Update September 2017
Irradiated food labelling Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) have released have released the result of their 18-month review of labelling...