From soil properties and biodiversity to water use and mealybug, the seven-year Vineyard Ecosystems research programme has been a “broad reaching with many facets”, says programme manager Nick Hoskins.
An EIT wine lecturer’s research into wines from New Zealand and Burgundy has been included as a chapter in an influential British book on wine and culture.
An Australian-based insurance agency has launched parametric frost cover in Australia and New Zealand to help protect horticultural crops, orchards, nut farms, wineries and vineyards.
PhD student Daniel Mak, along with his University of Canterbury team, was announced Research Runner Up at the 2022 Food, Fibre and Agritech Supernode Challenge on 21 June.
Wine brands have a role to play in decarbonising the sector, says Rowan Dean, Vice President Growth and Marketing for Constellation Brands’ Asia Pacific and Canada regions.
Covid-19 has slowed some carbon emission initiatives at The Landing in Northland, but reforestation is continuing at pace, with more than 10,000 native trees planted in the past year alone.
Continuously working towards a lighter environmental footprint brings discipline to decision making, says Lawson’s Dry Hills General Manager Sion Barnsley.
Moving Yealands’ goalposts from carbon reduction to carbon elimination required a major change in mindset, says General Manager of Sustainability Michael Wentworth.