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30-10-2015
MPI’s draft facility standard for post-entry plant quarantine open for discussion
From 28 October 2015 to 27 November 2015 the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) invites comment on proposed changes to the Facility Standard: Post Entry Quarantine for Plants.
30-10-2015
FMA amends Hort. Code of Conduct
Fresh Markets Australia (FMA) has prepared an amended version of the Horticulture Code of Conduct that it believes holds the answers to establishing a fairer and more balanced trading system in Australia.
30-10-2015
Symposium showcases kiwifruit innovation
More than $35 million is invested in kiwifruit innovation each year and Zespri’s inaugural Kiwifruit Innovation Symposium recently held in Mount Maunganui showcased leading science underway across the industry to a sold-out crowd.
30-10-2015
NZ Wine Industry welcomes prospect of FTA with EU
New Zealand Winegrowers said it welcomes the announcement of a proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between New Zealand and the EU.
29-10-2015
Growcom calls for gov’t assistance to settle Syrian refugees in regional areas
Peak horticulture body, Growcom, has welcomed the announcement by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk that Queensland would take 3500 Syrian refugees or 30 per cent of the total intake.
29-10-2015
New hort minister opens APAL Melbourne office
In a ceremony attended by around fifty apple and pear growers, industry stakeholders, and guests, Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Senator Anne Ruston officially opened APAL’s new office in East Melbourne.
29-10-2015
Kiwifruit discovery could improve cultivars
Genome scientists from Wuhan Botanical Garden have revealed that they are now able to accurately distinguish between male and female kiwifruit plants, as recently published in DNA Research. They are hoping that the discovery will enable scientists to improve the cultivar.
29-10-2015
TX researcher develops painter’s palette of winter-hardy hibiscus colours
Like an artist using the paint on a palette, Dr. Dariusz Malinowski is mixing pollen to create a flowering masterpiece in the form of tropically coloured winter-hardy hibiscus.
28-10-2015
Small islands’ F&B trade mission keen to show ‘small is good’
Six exporters from the smallest island states of the Pacific will be coming to Auckland next month on an exploratory food and beverage trade mission.
28-10-2015
AUSVEG welcomes Australia’s incoming Chief Scientist
AUSVEG, the National Peak Industry Body for vegetable and potato growers, said it welcomes the appointment of Dr Alan Finkel AO as Australia’s next Chief Scientist from January 2016.
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