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16-11-2015
Symposium for Aussie walnut growers
AWIA reports that growers are establishing orchards in new regions like the Riverland and Sunraysia that should lead to further production capacity.
16-11-2015
Change in WAFEX ownership
Australian cut flower company, WAFEX, announced that Managing Director and co-owner, Craig Musson, has assumed 100 per cent ownership of the business following the purchased of the shares of co-founder, Adrian Parsons.
16-11-2015
Eye-tracking the garden centre
Hannes Brink, CEO of garden centre Klukkert in Lingen (Germany), has carried out an interesting retail experiment with help from a group of students for the purpose of finding ways of improving the presentation of his products.
16-11-2015
UC research could offer NZ potato growers an edge
New Zealand potato growers could gain a new marketing edge thanks to a line of potatoes developed by University of Canterbury researchers.
16-11-2015
Success for Plant & Food in Marsden Funding round
Plant & Food Research reported that it is involved in four projects funded in this year’s Marsden Funding round, the most successful Marsden round for the Institute.
16-11-2015
On its 70th anniversary, FAO sets eyes on Zero Hunger
Ensuring better nutrition for all and transforming the world’s food systems to ensure their future sustainability represent the two greatest challenges facing FAO as it renews its mission to free the world from hunger and malnutrition, the UN agency's Director-General, José Graziano da Silva, said.
16-11-2015
FAR maize field report
The Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) has just published its latest maize field report.
13-11-2015
Daffodils mark 25 years in bloom
This year marks a quarter of a century that one family has been quietly doing what they do best to help grow the NZ Cancer Society’s high profile Daffodil Day.
13-11-2015
NZ, Tasmania join forces in ag research and education
The agriculture and food sectors of Tasmania and New Zealand, which have much in common, are set to benefit from the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Lincoln University and the University of Tasmania.
13-11-2015
Peter J Ellis named new Freshmax CEO
Chairman and co-founder of the Freshmax Group of Companies, David Smith, confirmed Peter J Ellis as the Group’s new CEO.