The scrutiny over hydrogen cyanamide's use on crops such as kiwifruit has been going on for five years. Photo / RNZ / Carol Stiles Kiwifruit growers are relieved they can keep using an agri-chemical ...

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has added new rules for the use of hydrogen cyanamide on kiwifruit and other crops, after reassessing the chemical. Hydrogen cyanamide is the active ...

A public hearing for the Environmental Protection Authority’s (EPA) reassessment of hydrogen cyanamide will be held from 26 February to 1 March 2024. Hydrogen cyanamide is widely used in the kiwifruit ...

Kiwifruit growers are relieved they can keep using an agri-chemical that has been under scrutiny recently and used in New Zealand orchards since the 1980s. There have been five years of uncertainty ...

New concerns over the suspected cancer risks of agricultural chemical hydrogen cyanamide has led to a recommendation that it be gradually phased out, leading to a total ban in five years. Public ...

A public hearing into the future use of hydrogen cyanamide, a controversial kiwifruit spray widely used in Northland to mimic the effects of frost, will now be held next year. Photo / File A public ...

Industry insiders say growers risk losses without the chemical bud breaker, but a union representing workers questions the validity of those threats. Kiwifruit growers say they risk falling into the ...