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19-11-2015
GIA Mandate Forum gets industry support
On 29 October, about forty primary industry and MPI representatives attended the GIA Mandate Forum in Wellington to learn more about the GIA mandate process.
19-11-2015
Massive market for NZ exporters if they can perform
A Lincoln University expert says New Zealand exporters will have to be on their game to reap the benefits of a huge trade access deal, which has gone under the radar.
19-11-2015
Aussie veg growers lack confidence in industry's future - AUSVEG
Results from the Grower Confidence Survey, conducted by national peak industry body AUSVEG, show that grower confidence in the vegetable industry has declined by 3.5 per cent during the July to September 2015 quarter when compared to the previous quarter.
19-11-2015
GST, market issues key to Aussie hort profits
The Voice of Horticulture said that it has identified a number of emerging policy issues that impact on the profitability of horticulture producers. A recent survey of its members has revealed that a GST on fresh food is one of several market issues of concern.
18-11-2015
Next Women in Horticulture site visit is Made In Heaven
The next Women in Horticulture meeting will have its members discovering Made In Heaven, one and a half hectares of lush, piquant garden, mostly in hydroponic growing systems, producing 50 tonnes of premium grade fresh, culinary herbs over twelve months of the year.
18-11-2015
HortNZ revs up hort career promotion
Horticulture New Zealand and partners, PipfruitNZ, Vegetables NZ Inc., and Plant & Food Research, along with young ambassadors, will be at the annual CATE conference in Palmerston North.
18-11-2015
Scholarship opportunity for hort students
Horticulture New Zealand reminds horticulture students that they have until 4 December to get their applications in for the 2015 Hugh Williams Ravensdown Memorial Scholarship.
18-11-2015
Farmer sues Pakistan's government to demand action on climate change
LAHORE, Pakistan (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Asghar Leghari had had enough.The farmer was tired of watching his family fight against the unpredictable weather that threatened their crops in Rahim Yar Khan District, in Pakistan's South Punjab region.
18-11-2015
New ripening, degreening tech system
Developed by Australian-based technology company, Pacific Data Systems, the FreshView EC12 Ripening Controller system is said to be the latest proven technology to monitor, control, ripen, degreen, and store fruit and other perishable commodities.
18-11-2015
FYI: Plant retail trends for the future
Following the success of Plant Retailing – Fit for the Future? at Ball Colegrave in July that highlighted the importance of sharing knowledge and collaborating as an industry, the HTA said it has worked with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland to spread the word.
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