https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3 This is the latest news from Grower News. en PHP RSS Feed Generator New Zealand supermarkets vary greatly in the healthiness of their food environments and have a great opportunity to create food environments to promote healthier choices, according to new research. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5507 Tue, 23 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5507 Peak Industry Body, Growcom, says it is working with agriculture industry groups across Queensland to help farm businesses reduce risks and increase efficiency and compliance through a series of workshops in February. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5505 Mon, 22 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5505 Picking winter Valencias has traditionally extended into late November or even early December at the Estens family’s Grove Juice orchard near Moree in northwestern NSW. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5504 Mon, 22 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5504 Biosecurity SA has declared an outbreak of Queensland fruit fly (Q-fly) in Woodville Gardens following the detection of three male flies in the area on Friday 19 January 2018 and a total of five single flies within the previous fourteen days. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5502 Mon, 22 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5502 Three Victorian women have been recognised for their contributions to regional Victoria, being announced as the 2018 Victorian AgriFuturesâ„¢ Rural Women's Award finalists. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5498 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5498 Trade figures for the period to the end of September 2017 indicate another record year for Australian citrus exports. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5495 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5495 Victorian apple growers could significantly reduce costs by adopting new packing technology and smarter marketing, according to a preliminary analysis of packhouse costs carried out in 2017. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5493 Thu, 18 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5493 Water is vital for plants and trees to grow and New Zealand needs to better mitigate droughts that threaten our domestic supply of fresh fruit and vegetables, Horticulture New Zealand chief executive Mike Chapman says. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5490 Thu, 18 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5490 More Tongan fresh produce will be exported to international markets with the opening of new pack houses in the kingdom. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5489 Wed, 17 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5489 Lower fruit and vegetable prices were driven by a 3.5 percent fall for vegetables (down 1.3 percent after seasonal adjustment), according to StatsNZ. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5485 Wed, 17 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5485 A novel system for protecting plants from pests, infection and adverse weather has been awarded one of the top prizes in the University of Canterbury’s (UC) Tech Jumpstart competition. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5483 Tue, 16 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5483 Everything from kiwifruit orchards to vineyards relies on pollination by domesticated honey bees, but as their numbers plummet from a destructive pathogen, scientists from Massey University are working on deploying viruses to protect them. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5481 Tue, 16 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5481 Kiwifruit Vine Health (KVH) reports that thanks to the eagle eyes of a packhouse staff member, no biosecurity risk was faced after a live spider was discovered in a carton of imported Italian kiwifruit. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5478 Mon, 15 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5478 Queensland’s horticulture industry has called for perspective amid public backlash over food waste caused by a pineapple glut. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5469 Fri, 12 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5469 RSE workers supplement other seasonal employees, and account for roughly one in five of all seasonal workers across the country, says Horticulture New Zealand CEO Mike Chapman. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5468 Fri, 12 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5468 The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has introduced new treatment requirements to stop brown marmorated stink bugs arriving into New Zealand in sea containers from Italy. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5467 Fri, 12 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5467 Strategic rootstock selection has a key role to play in driving the productivity of the future orchard system, growers at APAL’s well-attended spring Future Orchards® walks late last year were told. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5465 Thu, 11 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5465 LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Honey bees are attracted to a fungicide used in agriculture with ‘unsettling implications’ for global food production, a scientist said on Tuesday. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5464 Thu, 11 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5464 GS1 Australia invited PMA A-NZ to facilitate discussions with Australian and New Zealand retailers and GS1 NZ, to work towards a consistent approach to the implementation of GS1 DataBar across the fresh produce industry. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5463 Thu, 11 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5463 Biosecurity SA has declared an outbreak of Queensland fruit fly (Q-fly) in West Hindmarsh following the discovery of a gravid (with eggs) female in the area on Monday, 8 January. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5462 Thu, 11 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5462 Dr Peat Leith, Senior Research Fellow at TIA notes that Tasmania’s food and agriculture sectors are booming. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5460 Wed, 10 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5460 Emerging technology being developed at the University of Canterbury (UC) could revolutionise nitrate monitoring in waterways. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5456 Mon, 08 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5456 Researchers at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) are working with the state’s cherry industry to enhance productivity and fruit quality – a mouth-watering prospect for cherry lovers during the festive season. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5454 Mon, 08 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5454 To assist producers affected by the Sherwood fire in South Australia’s Upper South East, Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA) has established a 24 hour hotline – 1800 255 556. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5453 Mon, 08 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5453 Blackberries are meant to be black, but sometimes nature intervenes to create a multi-coloured problem for blackberry growers. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5452 Fri, 05 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5452 Queensland’s growers will be able to clearly demonstrate their compliance with workplace legislation when third party audited Freshcare certification becomes available under Growcom’s Fair Farms Initiative in 2018. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5449 Fri, 05 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5449 Australia’s Apple & Pear National Residue Survey (NRS) will be expanded from January this year to include microbiological and metal screening in addition to the existing pesticide residue analysis to reflect growing demands for more comprehensive food safety data. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5448 Thu, 04 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5448 Levy-funded research insights are helping to understand how to improve the eating habits of Australian women and girls by tapping into their desire to feel good, says Apple & Pear Australia Limited (APAL). https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5447 Wed, 03 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5447 ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - After René Castro-Salazar attended the first UN-led climate talks in Berlin in 1985 as Costa Rica's environment and energy minister, he tried to talk about agriculture and climate change – but few wanted to join the conversation. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5445 Fri, 29 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5445 The team at GrowerNEWS would like to wish our readers, news sources and colleagues a happy and prosperous 2018. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5444 Wed, 03 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=3&news_id=5444