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23-12-2015
Lettuce lovers do win friends with salad!
Reports that bacon is a better alternative than lettuce due to its environmental impact are misguided and fail to consider the benefits that vegetables provide consumers, says vegetable industry body, AUSVEG.
23-12-2015
Aussie veg farms could be fully automated by 2025
Australia could see fully automated vegetable farms by 2025, according to top robotics researchers, with the ability to automate the entire production process for some crop commodities emerging through targeted research and development in the industry.
23-12-2015
Weed control in maize: Cultural and chemical systems
The objective of this trial is to evaluate the effect of a winter cover crop on the subsequent weed emergence level in maize with and without post�emergence weed control, compared to the current industry standard of a winter fallow followed by a pre�emergence (plus post-emergence if required) weed control programme.
22-12-2015
ChAFTA sees tariffs and subsidies tumble
Australian citrus exporters aexpected to benefit from immediate tariff cuts following the official start of the China Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) on 20 December.
22-12-2015
Dr Stewart-Wade to speak at NGIA Conference
At the 2016 National Conference, Dr Sally Stewart-Wade will be providing an overview of her findings of two in-depth scientific literature reviews on behalf of the Australian nursery industry that she has conducted through levy funded projects.
22-12-2015
New DFID-FAO agreement paves way for stronger, easier collaboration
The Department for International Development of the United Kingdom (DfID) and FAO are strengthening their partnership with a new agreement that will benefit future collaborations on a multitude of fronts.
22-12-2015
Bacteria battle: How one changes appearance, moves away to resist the other
Two types of bacteria found in the soil have enabled scientists at Texas A&M AgriLife Research to get the dirt on how resistance to antibiotics develops along with a separate survival strategy.
22-12-2015
WTO trade ministers move to eliminate ag subsidies, but differences remain
FAO said it has welcomed an agreement by World Trade Organization (WTO) member states through the recently adopted ‘Nairobi Package’ to move towards eliminating export subsidies involving agricultural products. However, it also noted that differences remain over other measures aimed at creating fairer global trading conditions, in particular, for developing countries.
22-12-2015
Strawberries on Pav or roasted potatoes this Christmas?
A quick, albeit unscientific, survey of Horticulture New Zealand’s family and friends has revealed strawberries on a pavlova is the favourite use of a fresh fruit or vegetable for Christmas 2015.
21-12-2015
Exercise RAWAHO tests NZ responsiveness
MPI and the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) hosted an all-of-government biosecurity exercise called Exercise RAWAHO. The exercise simulated the incursion of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) in urban Auckland.
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