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19-10-2015
Washington horticulture to benefit from USDA grants
$4.1 million worth of grants will be shared between 24 projects to help specialty crops in Washington State, the USDA recently announced.
19-10-2015
World Food Day: Building a movement to end hunger
Leading figures in the global fight against hunger gathered at the Milan Expo to celebrate World Food Day, marking the 70th anniversary of the foundation of FAO with appeals to speed up efforts to eradicate hunger and improve the way food is produced and consumed.
16-10-2015
Freshfel Europe stimulates sector to re-think consumption of fruit and veg
This year, Freshfel’s Annual Policy event called on the sector to ‘think outside the box’ and look for creative ways to stimulate consumers to eat more fresh fruit and vegetables.
16-10-2015
UC Davis wins specialty-crops grant for lettuce project
Improving lettuce crops is the aim of a new, $4.5 million grant, awarded to University of California, Davis researchers by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
16-10-2015
Zespri announces US photo contest winner
Zespri Kiwifruit announced the winner of its online photo competition, which started on 3 August and ended 25 September, and received successful results for the company and its retailers. The contests objectives were to raise brand awareness for Zespri while promoting the retailers who sold its kiwifruit.
16-10-2015
New reefer technology preserves perishables
The Journal of Commerce recently reported that within the hyper-competitive world of refrigerated transportation, ocean carriers are always on the lookout for new solutions to control the atmosphere inside their containers while satisfying their drive for energy efficiency and improved environmental sustainability.
16-10-2015
HortNZ welcomes new border levy
A border clearance levy for all visitors arriving in New Zealand has been welcomed by Horticulture New Zealand.
15-10-2015
Biosecurity champs deliver success for Aussie spud industry
AUSVEG reports that Australian potato growers are keeping Australia’s shores free from harmful pests and diseases and gaining real-world business success by engaging in industry-funded biosecurity initiatives.
15-10-2015
FAO, France urge including ag in global climate change debate
All countries should strive to ensure an ambitious agreement to tackle climate change, putting food security and agriculture at the centre of debates on the issue, say FAO Director General José Graziano da Silva and French Minister for Agriculture, Stéphane Le Foll, warning that failure to do so would unravel recent progress made in combating world hunger.
15-10-2015
FYI: Bumblebees deliver organic pesticides
A new pest control system uses bumblebees to help deliver natural pesticides and beneficial fungi directly to plants, and its developers claim that because bees are so much more precise than the typical sprayers on farms, they can use a tiny fraction of the pesticide and make plants stronger.
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