HIGHLY INFORMATIVE CONFERENCE SESSIONS AVAILABLE ONLINE Words by Helen Barnes : TomatoesNZ Inc. general manager
Barry O’Neil speaking at the TomatoesNZ AGM
Video recordings of the covered crop sessions now available to watch. A range of speakers presented on topics of interest to greenhouse growers at this year’s Horticulture Conference at Mystery Creek, Hamilton. These sessions were recorded and are now available to view. To access the recordings please visit our website and click on the link highlighted on https://www.tomatoesnz.co.nz/ latest-news/covered-crop-conference. Alternatively, these recordings can be viewed via HortNZ’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/horticulturenewzealand Sessions available include: • Greenhouse hygiene practices – a panel session hosted by Barry O'Neil, joined by Stefan Vogrincic (Grower2Grower), Simon Watson (NZ Hothouse), Jeremy Thompson (Ministry for Primary Industries), and Jon Harris (Horticentre). The panel provides practical advice on greenhouse hygiene measures.
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• Pest management using biocontrol in your greenhouse – a journey from investigation to selection, trials, and practice – presented by Emiliano Veronesi (Lincoln University PhD student), Chris Thompson (Bioforce), Chris Cowie and Andrew Hutchinson (T&G Fresh). • Covered crop sector decarbonation pathway – an update presented by the Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority (EECA) and DETA Consulting. • Developing farm environment plans for greenhouse growers – presented by Andrew Barber, Agrilink.
