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19-02-2016

Preserved Chinese roses last up to 5 years

A bunch of red roses is not a surprising gift for Valentine's Day, but Zhang Hao, travelling from his home in London to Thailand to see his girlfriend on 14 Feb, didn't have an average bunch of roses in mind.

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19-02-2016

3D printed flowers provide insights on how orchids attract pollinators

By using 3D printing to make casts for realistic artificial flowers, researchers have discovered how a type of orchid deceives flies into pollinating it, by pretending to be a mushroom.

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19-02-2016

UK MPs hear realities of National Living Wage in hort

UK growers have told MPs about the potential impact of the National Living Wage on horticulture.

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19-02-2016

Aussies over-estimate their veg consumption

New research has found that Australians are over-estimating the healthiness of their diets, with many consumers thinking they’re getting their full daily dose of vegetables while they actually fall short by more than a serve every day.

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19-02-2016

Inaugural public lectures tackling big issues

Lincoln’s professors are heading to the stage to tell it like it is.

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18-02-2016

Hort360: best practice brings real benefits to Lockyer farms

The owner/managers of two successful farms in the Lockyer Valley say best practice is bringing real benefits to their businesses.

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18-02-2016

Ethiopian flower industry flourishing

Ethiopia has exported more than 11 million flower stems in connection with Valentine’s Day, the Walta Information Center reported.

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18-02-2016

Export profits: making cents of the currency exchange

The depreciating Australian dollar has improved the Australian industry’s competitive position in a significant number of key markets.

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18-02-2016

Nominations sought: APAL Directors in Tasmania and Queensland

APAL, in conjunction with Fruit Growers Tasmania and Growcom, are seeking nominations for Directors in Tasmania and Queensland, respectively.

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18-02-2016

Aussie berry practises to be used in new China venture

A new joint venture between Australian produce company, Costa, and US berry company, Driscoll’s, is set see the berry market grow even more rapidly in China and beyond.

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