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APRIL 2022
Up Front 2
President’s Word: At last there are positives to celebrate
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The Chief Executive: Working together for the greater good
Your Levy at Work 6
Natural resources and environment
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Preventing injuries in the horticulture industry
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Participants empowered by leadership programme
Your Industry
11 High hopes for a Kiwi classic 16 Smart tech won’t replace humans and dogs 18 TPP putting tamarillo growers under stress
22 Tasman faces challenge to get stellar apple crop harvested
44 Is fluorescence an answer to diagnosing plant stress?
24 Super growth for Supie
47 Summerfruit season summary
26 Kiwifruit rates battle heads to the High Court
Technical
29 Avocado orchards need taller shelter 30 Stepping on the scales 32 Good season for kiwiberries despite challenges 34 Windstorm’s impact will be far reaching 36 Asha’s career – insects won out over birds 38 2022 harvest not time to be a passive grower 40 Plenty of challenges facing feijoa industry 42 After 20 years of breeding, Roxy heads to Vietnam
49 Flattening the curve – horticulture style 52 Global warming risks and opportunities 54 Nitrogen cycling in permanent fruit crops: Part 1 58 Carbon farming intricacies
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60 New Zealand founded company marks 50 years in 2022 61 NoMate – Mating disruption lures from Grochem
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