Environment



  • Lake Rerewhakaaitu  Consultant Bob Parker has been working with farmers around Lake Rerewhakaaitu to monitor and protect the lake from farm based activities. See latest newsletter.

  • Kiwifruit Irrigation  Funded by the Sustainable Farming Fund and ZESPRI this research project being undertaken with HortResearch and growers seeks to optimize kiwifruit irrigation for premium crops and environmental protection.

 

  • AgRecovery  Sandy Scarrow’s work managing a project on disposal of waste plastics on farms and orchards resulted in the establishment of the AgRecovery Foundation http://www.agrecovery.co.nz to manage the collection and recycling of unwanted agrichemical containers.  This project was funded by the Ministry for the Environment Sustainable Management Fund.
  • Fruit Fly Incursion.  This report looked at a the effects on and costs to the New Zealand economy of a Fruit Fly incursion in any one of New Zealand’s three major fruit growing areas; Te Puke, Hawkes Bay and Nelson.  The report was undertaken on behalf of Horticulture New Zealand. Read report.