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14-03-2016

Fresh Produce Safety Centre events addressing producers’ needs

The Fresh Produce Safety Centre Australia & New Zealand ran two events in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand, in February 2016, which were attended by over 65 fresh produce industry people.

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14-03-2016

Fixing 'food deserts' is about more than building grocery stores

The US Department of Agriculture has defined food deserts as parts of the country where it ‘s hard to buy fresh fruit, vegetables, and other whole foods.

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14-03-2016

Expressions of Interest now open for Fine Food Australia 2016

One of the ways in which Pacific Trade and Investment (PT&I) says it creates greater international opportunities for in the Pacific Island businesses is by hosting a select number of exporters each year at Australia's premier food exhibition, Fine Food Australia.

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11-03-2016

Contaminated fodder beet seed lines named

Velvetleaf weed has now been identified at ten sites in Southland, Otago and Canterbury.

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11-03-2016

Illegal Gerbera plantations found in Mexico

Florist Holland B.V., the specialist company in breeding and propagation of Gerberas, leads intensive worldwide controls on illegal propagation.

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11-03-2016

ISTTH call for sponsors and exhibitors

The ISTTH Organising Committee and ISHS are providing an opportunity to become a sponsor or exhibitor for their November 2016 event in Cairns, QLD Australia.

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11-03-2016

MPI’s velvetleaf focus firmly on fodder beet seed

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is encouraging farmers and growers who have planted certain varieties of imported fodder beet seed to check their crops for the presence of an aggressive agricultural weed, velvetleaf.

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11-03-2016

NZ monthly food prices fall

Statistics New Zealand has just reported that food prices fell 0.6 percent in February 2016. This was influenced by falls across a range of foods, and led by seasonally lower fruit and vegetable prices. After adjusting for seasonal effects, food prices rose 0.2 percent.

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10-03-2016

Improve productivity in NSW with an energy audit

Apple and pear businesses in NSW are encouraged to apply for heavily discounted energy audits focused on improving energy productivity.

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10-03-2016

Project to train new Authorised Officers gathers PASE

The Australian Government said that it is investing $800,000 to support horticultural exporters, in particular small exporters, by bolstering the number of industry-based Plant Export Authorised Officers (AOs) by more than one-third.

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