Summary from the Cyclone Gabrielle Research Symposium Sponsored by Dr Sally Anderson is the Scientific Services Manager for Market Access Solutionz Ltd and is based in Wellington. Sally has over 15 years’ experience designing, managing, and implementing science research programmes for New Zealand’s horticultural sector. This includes co-ordinating the Vegetable Research & Innovation Board, managing…
Month: May 2026
Soil Health for Profit – Andy Mawley
Practical: Sprayer tune-up and calibration Andy Mawley has spent his entire life working with spray application, from orchards to broadacre farming and large-scale cropping operations. He understands how important it is to maximise the effectiveness of the chemistry you’re using—and how often small, easily overlooked details can impact performance. Andy brings practical experience and straightforward…
Soil Health for Profit – Bill Ritchie
What are we trying to achieve? What is a good soil state for planting? Bill Ritchie is Product Specialist with Carrfields. Bill Ritchie was part of the team at Massey University that researched and developed the inverted-T no-tillage technology that was initially commercialised under the brand of Cross Slot and later Novag. The technology is…
Soil Health for Profit – Dirk Wallace
Cyclone Recovery: Best practice for cropping Dr Dirk Wallace is a Senior Researcher with the Foundation for Arable Research, bringing 15 years of experience investigating how on‑farm decision‑making shapes profitability and environmental performance. He is passionate about building great soils that work for growers and improving understanding of the relationships between soils, crops, and profit….
Soil Health for Profit – Richard Pentreath
Should soil health be our #1 sustainability goal? Richard has more than 25 years’ experience across orchard management, industry extension, consulting, and governance in New Zealand’s horticulture sector. He completed an eight-year tenure as Regional Manager for Ngāi Tukairangi Trust in Hawke’s Bay, leading high value kiwifruit and pipfruit orchards through significant productivity and profitability…
Soil Health for Profit – Rowland Tsimba
Current research in Strip-till and No-till maize in the Waikato Rowland Tsimba is the National Research & Agronomy Manager at Genetic Technologies Limited (Pioneer®), Hamilton. An agronomist with more than 25 years’ experience, he has worked across agricultural research, the seed industry, and on-farm extension in New Zealand. Rowland leads Pioneer’s national field research programmes,…