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22-01-2016

Combined power drives TOMRA Sorting Food

Optical food sorting system manufacturer, TOMRA Sorting Food, has reached an important milestone in its history. From 2016 onwards, the BEST Sorting and ODENBERG legacy brands will be finally retired and the company will progress as a single, unified brand.

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22-01-2016

HortNZ closely watching Tau Fly detection

Horticulture New Zealand said it is closely monitoring the response to the detection of a single male Tau Fly in Manurewa, Auckland.

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21-01-2016

FAR releases latest maize field report

The Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) has just released its latest field report on maize production around New Zealand.

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21-01-2016

Market Intelligence: EU fruit, veg imports rise 12%

EU imports of fruit and vegetables from non-EU countries totalled €11.7 billion for January-October 2015 – 12% higher than over the same period in 2014.

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21-01-2016

New seed varieties not reaching Africa's small farmers, study says

TORONTO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Africa's small farmers, more than half of whom buy their seeds from local informal markets, need access to improved seeds that can yield more food and cope with climate change, according to research, just published.

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21-01-2016

Grafted plants’ genomes can communicate with each other

Agricultural grafting dates back nearly 3,000 years. By trial and error, people from ancient China to ancient Greece realized that joining a cut branch from one plant onto the stalk of another could improve the quality of crops.

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21-01-2016

Consumers encouraged to 'search and shop green-and-gold' in Australia Day lead-up

The not-for-profit Australian Made Campaign is calling on all Australians to support localfarmers and manufacturers this month by considering the many ways they can get behind them in the lead-up to Australia Day and beyond.

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21-01-2016

Women in Horticulture meeting at Seed Solutions

Seed Solutions has kindly offered to host the next Women in Horticulture meeting on 11 February.

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20-01-2016

TPP - Opps for Vietnam-NZ trade

An upcoming ASEAN-NZ Business Council forum aims at promoting cooperation between Vietnam and New Zealand in a range of projects, together with the preparations to maximise on trade preferences in both countries in future.

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20-01-2016

Infopest: agricultural chemicals requirements all in one place

Australian fruit and vegetable growers must know their legal obligations when it comes to pesticide application and compliance, now more than ever, peak industry body, Growcom, suggests.

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