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22-11-2017
Riverina region targets high value citrus exports
Orange exports from the Riverina region, NSW, grew by 41 percent in just one year from 2015 to 2016, but there is still room for growth and for more growers to participate and benefit from the opportunity, according to the NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI).
22-11-2017
Fijian coconut oil company finds new markets through PTI
In just over two years, with the support of Pacific Trade Invest (PTI), Fiji’s Tavulomo Coconut Processing Limited has gone from Auckland’s Food Show to Europe’s ANUGA Food Fair.
22-11-2017
Registrations now open for Hort Connections 2018
Delegate registrations are now open for Hort Connections 2018, which will be held at the Brisbane Convention Centre from 18-20 June 2018.
22-11-2017
NZGAP’s GLOBALG.A.P. 5.1 on the way
NZGAP reports that it is in the final stages of benchmarking to GLOBALG.A.P. version 5.1.
22-11-2017
Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission meets in Rotorua
This week, Horticulture New Zealand’s biosecurity manager Leanne Stewart and deputy chief executive Richard Palmer will be in Rotorua, supporting the Ministry for Primary Industries in hosting the 30th session of the Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission, of which New Zealand is a member.
21-11-2017
Alternative proteins on the verge of mainstream
Alternative proteins are on the verge of becoming mainstream and ‘stealing’ growth from traditional meat products as they play a growing role in meeting consumer needs and preferences, according to a recently-released global research paper.
21-11-2017
New research finds common herbicides cause antibiotic resistance
New University of Canterbury research confirms that the active ingredients of the commonly used herbicides, e.g. RoundUp, Kamba and 2,4-D (glyphosate, dicamba and 2,4-D, respectively), each alone cause antibiotic resistance at concentrations well below label application rates.
21-11-2017
NZ food prices drop in October, produce prices higher than 2016
Statistics New Zealand reported that monthly food prices fell 1.1 percent in October 2017, with tomato, lettuce, cucumber, and capsicum prices showing large seasonal falls.
21-11-2017
MIFGS board member position available
A position is available for a new board member on the Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show Board.
21-11-2017
AIMI cereal survey update
The objective of the latest AIMI survey of cereal growers was to determine, as at 10 October 2017: sales of the 2017 harvest of wheat, barley and oats since 1 July 2017; levels of on-farm storage, both sold and unsold, of the 2017 harvest; and spring 2017 sowings and sowing intentions of wheat, barley and oats.
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