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03-11-2017
New high-tech facility to help meet food demand
To develop the next crop of Australian horticulture growers and meet rising food demand, Hort Innovation and Western Sydney University have combined forces to launch the nation’s first state-of-the-art vegetable glasshouse-production research centre.
03-11-2017
FAO Food Price Index eases in October
Global food prices dipped in October, led lower by dairy products, averaging 27 percent below its all-time high reached in early 2011. However, cereal prices rose slightly during the month.
02-11-2017
Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc - World famous in NZ
Villa Maria’s Private Bin Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc continues to take the world by storm. The ever-popular wine is mesmerising consumers, international sports personalities and international wine critics alike.
02-11-2017
Aspiring chocolatier aims to help growers
Third-year Massey University Bachelor of Science (Agricultural Science) student Sarah Ross hopes to one day be making her own craft chocolate with her own home-grown cacao, but her ambition doesn’t stop there.
02-11-2017
PMA A-NZ welcomes Jesse Lourey
The Produce Marketing Association Australia New Zealand (PMA A-NZ) says it is pleased to welcome Jesse Lourey to the team in Melbourne in the position of Communications and Member Relations Officer.
02-11-2017
HortNZ’s Chapman stresses importance of infrastructure
Horticulture New Zealand CEO Mike Chapman says, “Here in New Zealand, we grow some of the highest-quality produce in the world, but, if you can’t get it to the consumer, what’s the point in growing it?”
02-11-2017
SCAC Committee meets State NGI organisations
The Structural Change Advisory Committee (SCAC) has held meetings with the majority of State Nursery & Garden Industry (NGI) Associations this month, with NGI Victoria waiting to schedule its meeting for late October.
02-11-2017
Myrtle rust update
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) continues to encourage people to keep an eye out for the harmful plant disease myrtle rust and report any signs of the disease.
01-11-2017
Record number of chemicals reviewed by UN experts
In keeping with recent calls for commitments from all to contribute towards a pollution-free planet, experts and observers joined members of the Rotterdam (RC) and Stockholm (SC) Conventions' chemical review committees for back-to-back meetings in Rome in recent days.
01-11-2017
Collaborative effort to prepare for Vegetable Leafminer
Australia’s nursery industry is collaborating with a number of horticultural industries to proactively prepare for the potential spread of the Vegetable Leafminer (Liriomyza sativae).
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