Vegetable Research Roadshow - Ashburton
Schedule
Tue May 12 2026 at 03:30 pm to 09:00 pm
UTC+12:00Location
Noble 600 | Ashburton, CA
About this Event
Welcome to the Vegetable Research Roadshow - Ashburton! Join us at the Nobel 600 on May 12, 2026, at 3:30 PM for an exciting event featuring innovative research on vegetables. Topics will include Sustainable pest management strategies, effective nutrient use in vegetables, stemphylium leaf blight, and Potato updates, including the latest from A Lighter Touch & Te Ahikawariki.
Come mix with growers, experts, and the wider industry at this event, which will include a dinner and refreshments.
Vegetables NZ & VR&I would like to thank all of the sponsors for the Vegetable Research Roadshow 2026:
Gold: Corteva Agriscience
Silver: Fruitfed Supplies & Horticentre Charitable Trust
Bronze: Potatoes NZ, Adria & AgNova
Support from: A Lighter Touch & RaboBank
Agenda
🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Registration
🕑: 04:00 PM - 04:05 PM
Welcome and introductions
Host: Daniel Sutton
🕑: 04:05 PM - 04:10 PM
Sponsors spot - Corteva Agriscience
🕑: 04:10 PM - 04:30 PM
Potatoes NZ Update
Host: Paula Lleras
🕑: 04:30 PM
Powdery Scab Masters project
Host: Ellie Brooks
🕑: 04:40 PM - 04:55 PM
Stemphylium leaf blight
Host: Daniel Sutton
🕑: 05:15 PM - 05:30 PM
Break
🕑: 05:30 PM - 06:00 PM
Process Vegetables Biological update
Host: Soonie Chhng
🕑: 06:00 PM - 06:25 PM
On-Farm Biodiversity
Host: Asha Chhagan
🕑: 06:25 PM - 06:45 PM
Nitrogen decision support
Host: Andrew Barber
🕑: 06:45 PM - 07:00 PM
Vegetable R&D headlines
Host: Daniel Sutton
🕑: 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Meeting close & dinner invitation
Where is it happening?
Noble 600, 231 Burnett Street, Ashburton, New ZealandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
NZD 0.00
