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25-05-2016

FAR’s season’s last maize field report released

The Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) has just released its last maise field report for the 2015/16 Season.

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25-05-2016

Smarts needed as rush to build houses takes toll on Auckland's green spaces

Aucklanders are being warned that the rush to build more houses – even as the Auckland Council comes under pressure to abandon its urban growth boundary – could result in a massive loss of green spaces, with associated costs to the environment, health and lifestyle.

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24-05-2016

Plant & Food Research hosts primary industry officials

Primary industries Ministers and representatives from New Zealand and Australia toured Plant & Food Research’s Mt Albert site yesterday as part of the Agriculture Ministers’ Forum (AGMIN).

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24-05-2016

Fresh is best for Aussie Millennials

Young Australians prize convenience when shopping for vegetables but are less likely to choose a quick and easy frozen option than the average Australian consumer, according to new research into the vegetable buying habits of Millennials.

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24-05-2016

Excitement builds for Otago’s young fruit growers

Horticulature New Zealand reports that the Central Otago Young Fruit Grower competition is on in Cromwell this coming Friday.

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24-05-2016

Pea weevil detected in NZ

The pea weevil (Bruchus pisorum) has recently been detected in the Wairarapa area, and now MPI wants to see if it has made it to other parts of the country.

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24-05-2016

Marlborough signs MOU with Ningxia, China

Marlborough Mayor and the leader of a delegation from China’s Ningxia District signed a memorandum of understanding on 20 April, which paves the way for a relationship between the largest wine growing regions of each country.

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23-05-2016

PMA Marketer of the Year Award 2016 winner announced

Matthew Crouch of Freshmax Australia has won the PMA-Produce Plus Marketer of the Award 2016 for the ‘Sumo Citrus’ brand awareness marketing campaign.

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23-05-2016

Fresh veg a top priority for health-conscious Aussies

Australians are focusing heavily on their health in 2016, with new consumer research showing that most consumers consider eating more fresh produce to be the top priority to improve their eating habits over the coming year.

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23-05-2016

Summerfruit Australia Ltd gets China access for nectarines in 2016/17

The Australian stone fruit industry welcomes the joint signing of protocols for Australian nectarines to be exported to China and the import of Chinese grown nectarines into Australia.

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