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25-03-2016
Update on velvetleaf incursion
FAR reports that it is continuing to work closely with MPI, other primary sector industry bodies and regional councils to contain an outbreak of the pest weed velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti) in fodder beet crops nationally.
25-03-2016
SA veg growers on pulse of industry R&D, on-farm mgmt
South Australian vegetable growers will have the opportunity to hear from leading researchers and industry representatives on the latest tools and research available for them to assist in managing their farms at a workshop to be held in Virginia on Wednesday, 30 March.
25-03-2016
Aussie Growers welcome NZ decision to not pursue fresh spud exports
AUSVEG, Australia’s Peak Industry Body for vegetable and potato growers, has welcomed the decision by Potatoes New Zealand to withdraw its application to the Australian Government seeking market access for fresh potatoes for processing into Australia.
25-03-2016
Lemon smuggler sent home
A foreign air passenger who deliberately smuggled six lemons in her trousers had her trip stopped at Auckland Airport.
24-03-2016
Plant & Food builds taro washer
Plant & Food Research has developed a new taro washing machine that will soon help the Samoan Horticulture Industry with biosecurity testing.
24-03-2016
MPI funding boost for Flaxbourne irrigation scheme
The Ministry for Primary Industries announced an $895,000 funding boost for the Flaxbourne Community Irrigation Scheme through the Irrigation Acceleration Fund (IAF).
24-03-2016
NZ rolls out nutrition label rating system
A new label rating system is set to make reading nutrition labels easier and clearer when New Zealand consumers choose which foods to buy. The initiative is part of the government’s Childhood Obesity Plan launched in October 2015 and aims to help people make better-informed and healthier food choices.
24-03-2016
Ownership transfer of ag-business welcomed by Aussie veg industry
Vegetable grower body, AUSVEG, says it has welcomed the announcement that leading Tasmanian-based agribusiness Serve-Ag will be acquired by E.E. Muir and Sons on 1 May 2016, creating the only privately owned agribusiness that has representation in every Australian state
24-03-2016
Generations of Flowers Study updated
AFE and the Society of American Florists (SAF) worked in partnership to update the Generations of Flowers Study.
24-03-2016
FYI: Vegetarian world would be healthier, cooler and richer – scientists
BARCELONA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - By eating less meat and more fruit and vegetables, the world could avoid several million deaths per year by 2050, cut planet-warming emissions substantially, and save billions of dollars annually in healthcare costs and climate damage, researchers said.
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