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12-04-2016
Europatat, Freshfel's combined annual event looks beyond ‘business as usual'
Europatat and Freshfel Europe will jointly celebrate their first common annual meeting on 2 June 2016 in Brussels.
12-04-2016
Pineberries, bubbleberries available in Aussie
Two variations of strawberries – pineberries and bubbleberries – which taste like pineapple and bubblegum, respectively, were imported into Australia by United Nurseries. Within weeks, Australian consumers could get their first taste of the new varieties.
12-04-2016
Bumper harvest of NZ organic apples
Bostock New Zealand Director, David Brasell, says that thanks to near perfect growing and harvesting conditions, the organic apple grower is harvesting some of the best quality fruit it’s experienced for years.
11-04-2016
Women in Horticulture site visit
Rob Plimmer from House of Taste has kindly accepted to host the next Women in Horticulture meeting.
11-04-2016
Research to boost QLD papaya quality, trade appeal
New research commissioned by Horticulture Innovation Australia (Hort Innovation) aims to improve the quality, yield, flesh colour, flavour and sweetness of one of Australia’s most versatile fruit varieties.
11-04-2016
‘Pick Right. Feel Bright!’ running to increase consumption of fruit, veg
‘Pick Right. Feel Bright!' reports that it has signed a landmark deal with Fairfax Media to be the official fruit sponsors of the Australian and New Zealand running festivals in 2016 and 2017.
11-04-2016
Kiwifruit harvest underway – Avo growers talk to neighbours before spraying
NZ Avocado is encouraging growers to be mindful that the kiwifruit harvest season is underway.
08-04-2016
Robust outlook for global cereal supplies in 2016
World cereal production in 2016 is set to amount to 2,521 million tonnes, just 0.2 percent off last year's large output and the third-highest global performance on record, according to FAO's first forecast for the new season.
08-04-2016
Researcher seeks to heal veg affected by harmful fungi
Crops such as cucumber, watermelon, squash and cantaloupe are affected by the fungi Pseudoperonospora humuli and Pseudoperonospora cubensis, both produce the downy mildew disease. In response, bioinformatics technology is being used for the first time to identify genes of these pathogens, in order to define an ideal treatment.
08-04-2016
"Organic sector should take inspiration from conventional food sector"
At the 10th European Organic Congress in Driebergen, Dutch Minister for Agriculture, Martijn van Dam, gave a speech in which he discussed the future of organic agriculture and the role governments play in it.
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