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04-12-2015
Study: Trade may not help a warming planet fight its farming failures
Warming temperatures will take a heavy toll on agricultural productivity, according to climate scientists. How will society adjust?
04-12-2015
Targeting top-end consumers in India
Research designed to help New Zealand food & beverage (F&B) companies tailor and market their products to take advantage of India’s top-end consumer segment, was released last week by New Zealand Trade & Enterprise.
03-12-2015
Aussie pipfruit shines in National Residue Survey results
APAL reports that the Australian Apple and Pear Industry has once again shown high compliance with chemical residue testing as the results of the 2014-15 National Residue Survey are announced.
03-12-2015
Smartphones enlisted in crop disease battle
Crop diseases, a major cause of famine, have always been diagnosed by visual inspection, though scientists today also use microscopes and DNA sequencing, but the first line of defense is still the keen eyes of farmers around the world, many of whom do not have access to advanced diagnostics and treatment advice.
03-12-2015
Plant & Food awarded HVN grant for kiwifruit health research
Plant & Food Research has been awarded $1 million over three years from the Ministry of Business & Innovation’s High Value Nutrition contestable fund to work with Zespri to research whether kiwifruit can influence blood glucose levels when consumed on a regular basis.
02-12-2015
Symposium explores future of NZ plant protection, biosecurity
Leading New Zealand scientists recently met at Lincoln University to discuss research that is hoped will strengthen the country’s agriculture sector and help protect the environment.
02-12-2015
Using a ‘top layer’ as tool against thrips
Thrips is a major problem in ornamental plants production, internationally. Experiments at the Netherlands’ Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture were conducted to see how a predatory leaf mite, N. cucumeris, could be supported.
02-12-2015
NZ public park offering home-grown gourmet delights
Visitors to Hamilton Gardens can now take home a taste of the city’s most popular visitor attraction. It is producing a bespoke range of products sourced from its fruit trees, bees and free-range chickens.
02-12-2015
First seasonal workers arrive at BOSTOCK’s orchards
The first seasonal workers have swung into action in New Zealand’s apple orchards, preparing the trees for another bumper crop. BOSTOCK New Zealand has recently welcomed over 200 seasonal workers from the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji and Indonesia as part of the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme.
02-12-2015
FAO urges "hand-in-hand" approach to hunger, climate change
Providing support to developing countries and their agricultural sectors is essential for the global goals of eradicating hunger and tackling the challenges of climate change, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said.
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