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18-01-2016

Weevils found in juggling balls

An Argentinian traveller will have to rethink her juggling act after the Ministry for Primary Industries found her juggling balls to be infested with weevils.

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15-01-2016

Keep those grain silos clean and dry

Leading up to the beginning of the harvest, The Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) suggests that it is important to ensure silos are properly cleaned and prepared for grain storage.

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15-01-2016

AUSVEG backs Barnaby Joyce on CoOL

AUSVEG said that it backs The Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP, Federal Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, for standing up for a stronger country of origin labelling system despite political pressure from New Zealand.

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15-01-2016

Food innovation key to Taranaki’s economic future?

Goat and sheep’s milk, avocados and aquaculture may not be products traditionally associated with Taranaki, but food industry experts will explore opportunities such as these for the region’s diversifying food and beverage sector at a conference next week.

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15-01-2016

NZ sees largest annual fall in food prices since 2012

Statistics New Zealand said that in the year to December 2015, food prices decreased 1.3 percent, influenced by lower prices for grocery foods. This is the largest annual fall since July 2012.

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14-01-2016

HIA levy payer workshops

Hort Innovation Australia is asking all levy payers to attend a series of workshops with it to develop its inaugural Strategic Plan, setting the organisation’s strategy to 2018.

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14-01-2016

Green Cities Expert Advisory Panel

Hort Innovation is seeking EOIs from suitability experienced and qualified individuals for appointment to the Green Cities Expert Advisory Panel.

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14-01-2016

Aussie apple, pear exports grow in 2015

Apple and Pear Australia Limited (APAL) says that an interim report has shown that from January to November 2015 apple exports increased by 111 per cent and pears by 46 per cent compared to the 2014 season.

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14-01-2016

Good quality Freesia corms in NZ

In the first week of January, the freesia stocks of Van den Bos Flowerbulbs were checked in New Zealand.

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13-01-2016

Hydroponic chrysanthemum trials convincing

From October until December 2015, Proeftuin Zwaagdijk in The Netherlands conducted its fourth successful trial with hydroponically grown chrysanthemums.

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