Welcome to the New Zealand Fresh Vegetable website
The Fresh Vegetable Product Group of Horticulture New Zealand represents the interests of growers of all fresh vegetable crops (other than potatoes, tomatoes, asparagus, and buttercup squash). It represents approximately 1,450 growers who produce over 50 crops with a farm gate value of $326 million per annum. It is the largest of the vegetable Product Groups, and with such a wide range of crops, it has the task of ensuring that the interests of all its member growers are appropriately represented.
This website is funded by the commodity levy paid by vegetable growers. The aim is to provide a range of information for growers and a timely resource on industry events and developments. Some sections of this website are password protected and only available to commodity levy payers and members. In order to view these pages you need to login or register (see panel above).
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Psyllid Monitoring Services
8 December 2009
Through the Sustainable Psyllid Management MAF SFF project Potatoes New Zealand are supporting national monitoring of psyllid numbers in key regions. It has come to our attention that growers wish to have monitoring done on their own properties and / or identification of suspected infested crops. Unfortunately Plant and Food Research, while they wish to support industry in every way possible, do not have sufficient staff to provide this service, mainly due to heavy workloads associated with industry funded research projects on the psyllid. In recognition of the skill level required to identify psyllids and differentiate between native and tomato / potato psyllid, Potatoes New Zealand have identified individuals that can provide this service - these are Tim Herman (Hawkes Bay 027 490 3359) and John Thompson (Auckland 027493 0199).
We are trying to identify someone to service the South Island. Please note that should you wish to employ the services of these individuals it will be at your own cost – Potatoes New Zealand are merely providing this recommendation to individuals requiring their own monitoring.
Potato & Tomato Psyllid monitoring
1 December 2009
Psyllid monitoring data is being regularly updated on this website - the data is on the Publict Research Reports page which is located here. The data includes information from sites across New Zealand which is being collected as part of the Sustainable Psyllid Management SFF project.
Psyllid monitoring data
17 November 2009
Plant & Food Research are monitoring tomato / potato psyllid numbers at sites across New Zealand over the summer of 2009/10, and the latest data will be available here. The most recent data can be downloaded by clicking here.
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