New Zealand Agriculture


News
Strawberry Season Begins with Quality Soil Preparation
Strawberry Season Begins with Quality Soil Preparation

At TriCal NZ, we are dedicated to supporting growers through the use of Pic Plus soil fumigation—a reliable solution for managing soil-borne pathogens and enhancing soil health. Pic Plus provides strawberries with the optimal environment for vigorous growth and increased yields.

4/18/2025
News
Securing the Future of New Zealand Orchards
Securing the Future of New Zealand Orchards

TriCal NZ, is dedicated to helping New Zealand growers tackle soil challenges and maximize crop success. Apple Replant Disease is a soil-borne condition that can hinder the growth and productivity of young trees. Trical takes pride in offering soil fumigation solutions across New Zealand

4/15/2025
News
Fully Equipped & Prepared for Soil Fumigation
Fully Equipped & Prepared for Soil Fumigation

Trical New Zealand is ready to undertake another soil fumigation job, leveraging our expertise and reliable solutions to assist our growers in protecting their soil, managing pests effectively, and fostering the conditions necessary for healthier, high-yielding crops.

4/7/2025
News
A Spectacular Rainbow Over Healthy Soil and Thriving Strawberries
A Spectacular Rainbow Over Healthy Soil and Thriving Strawberries

Discover the impressive sight of a rainbow illuminating a strawberry field utilizing plasticulture. At TriCal NZ, we are dedicated to assisting growers in establishing optimal conditions for their crops. By integrating soil fumigation with plasticulture, farmers can effectively manage soilborne pests and diseases while enhancing soil conditions for robust, healthy plants.

4/3/2025
News
TriCal NZ Fumigates Blueberries in the North Island
TriCal NZ Fumigates Blueberries in the North Island

Trical New Zealand has strategically targeted soilborne pests that contribute to replant diseases in blueberries. Soil fumigation enables Trical NZ to assist growers throughout New Zealand in safeguarding their investments and optimizing production efficiency.

4/1/2025
News
Pic-Plus: Tackling Apple Replant Disease
Pic-Plus: Tackling Apple Replant Disease

Soil Fumigation plays a crucial role in managing challenges like Apple Replant Disease. For this orchard, the process involved removing the existing plants, performing the soil fumigation, and allowing the soil to settle before replanting the apple trees.

3/20/2025
News
Tri-Form Fumigation on Baby Spinach
Tri-Form Fumigation on Baby Spinach

Take a look at this BB Spinach crop as it progresses through its growth stage! This block was previously fumigated with Tri-Form 60, ensuring the soil is free from harmful pathogens and pests. A well-prepared foundation leads to stronger, healthier plants and a more bountiful harvest.

2/10/2025
News
Strawberries Ready to Thrive in New Zealand!
Strawberries Ready to Thrive in New Zealand!

Trical New Zealand prepared a strawberry crop using our comprehensive approach: bed forming, poly laying, drip irrigation tape installation, and soil fumigation with Pic-Plus. This creates optimal growing conditions, manages diseases and ensures a healthy and productive strawberry crop.

2/3/2025
News
Fumigation for Healthier Carrot Crops!
Fumigation for Healthier Carrot Crops!

TriCal New Zealand recently completed a soil fumigation project for a carrot block, focusing on managing soilborne diseases and pests that can threaten crop health and yields. Soil fumigation is a vital step in creating clean, healthy soil conditions, giving crops the best chance to thrive from the very start.

1/27/2025
News
Trical New Zealand on Tackling Apple Replant Disease
Trical New Zealand on Tackling Apple Replant Disease

Trical New Zealand shows off incredible differences between Pic-Plus and non-treated rows of Apple Trees in Napier, New Zealand. The job involved broadacre tarped soil fumigation. TriCal NZ is committed to excellence in every job, ensuring healthy fields and healthy yields.

12/16/2024
News
NZ Trial Update - Clubroot in a Broccoli
NZ Trial Update - Clubroot in a Broccoli

Trical New Zealand conducted a trial on another block of an important customer in Levin, North Island. This time, we targeted Clubroot in a broccoli crop. This block has a high disease pressure, making it a challenging task. Trical NZ fumigated with Pic-Plus and left an untreated section for control.

11/29/2024
News
Trical NZ completes Watermelon Fumigation
Trical NZ completes Watermelon Fumigation

Trical New Zealand recently completed a commercial fumigation job on the watermelon blocks for a valued customer in Levin, North Island. Fumigation targeted Fusarium sp, but they tackled other pests too. Thanks to perfect moisture and temperature conditions, the TriCal NZ team did an outstanding job using Pic-Plus.

11/19/2024
News
Leicester’s Soil Solutions is now TriCal New Zealand
Leicester’s Soil Solutions is now TriCal New Zealand

Leicester’s Soil Solutions is now TriCal New Zealand, joining the TriCal Group of companies serving farmers worldwide.

11/13/2024
New Zealand

New Zealand's Top Agricultural Commodities:

  1. Kiwi Fruit — 603,523 tons
  2. Apples — 575,553 tons
  3. Grapes — 523,000 tons
  4. Potatoes — 428,421 tons
  5. Wheat - 402,557 tons
  6. Barley — 329,728 tons
  7. Onions and Shallots — 221,791 tons
  8. (source: 10 Most Produces Agricultural Commodities from New Zealand in 2022)

Links

Trical New Zealand


Trical New Zealand
With over 34 years of expertise behind us we are New Zealand’s largest and more trusted contractor for soil disinfestation. Through our history we have provided professional soil services, better soil disinfestation products, sound advice and have earned a solid reputation for innovation and integrity.