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12-12-2017
Aussie stone fruit on track for strong volume
Recent weather events in the major stone fruit growing regions, have not affected the optimism of the industry nationally, with volumes still on track to be higher than in the previous year.
12-12-2017
NZ Winegrowers Sommelier Scholarship recipients announced
New Zealand Winegrowers has announced the names of two New Zealand-based sommeliers selected to participate in the 2018 New Zealand Winegrowers International Sommelier Scholarship.
12-12-2017
AUSVEG to consult with growers to raise biosecurity levies
Peak industry body AUSVEG has announced its intention to consult with industry to raise the Emergency Plant Pest Response (EPPR) levies for the vegetable and fresh potato industries to fund contributions to the management response to the tomato potato psyllid (TPP).
11-12-2017
Meeting the needs of Generation Z vital
Horticulture New Zealand CEO Mike Chapman notes that the oldest members of Generation Z are leaving high school and going on to further training, or joining the workforce.
11-12-2017
Chemical access update continues
Australia's flower industry associations have been working collaboratively at a national level and with the Nursery & Garden Industry Australia to improve chemical access for flower growers across Australia.
11-12-2017
Ball opens 18-ha production facility in Australia
Ball Australia says it has exciting times ahead with the expansion of its existing young plant production and seed distribution business.
11-12-2017
Monitoring for pea weevils continues
The pea weevil (Bruchus pisorum) had previously been found in the Wairarapa where it is under an eradication programme. 21 trap crops have been planted, with all growers from last year planting crops again this year.
11-12-2017
Maley FAR's Researcher of the Year 2017
Shane Maley from Plant & Food Research has been named FAR’s 2017 Researcher of the Year He was presented with the award by CEO Nick Pyke at ARIA, FAR’s annual field day.
11-12-2017
More biosecurity officers for summer rush
Thirty-two new quarantine officers have graduated from their training, bolstering the Ministry for Primary Industries' biosecurity defences at New Zealand’s border.
08-12-2017
Improved water harvesting could overcome hidden soil constraint
The influence of transient salinity on sodic soils could be severely constraining some Western Australian grain crop yields in dry landscapes.
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