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25-01-2017
Weevil surveillance vital outside controlled area
Horticulture New Zealand reports that monitoring surveys for pea weevil are complete in all regions except Canterbury, with 670 visits to 240 paddocks having been completed.
24-01-2017
NZ wines on show
New Zealand is under the spotlight as a world-class wine producer over the next two weeks with an influx of international media and wine trade arriving to attend a series of events that will showcase the country’s diverse regions and wine styles.
24-01-2017
Fragrance-producing yeasts may not smell of roses
ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Scientists are predicting that the familiar taste of vanilla or smell of roses, along with thousands of other scents and flavours, will increasingly come from a very unfamiliar source – yeast – a trend that is worrying some farming experts.
24-01-2017
FAR South Otago/Southland Field Day
The Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) invites growers to join Rob Craigie and Nick Pyke, FAR, at three farms to discuss a range of crop-related topics on Thursday, 26 January.
23-01-2017
More support needed for family farmers to meet world's rising food demands
In an era in which challenges like climate change and natural resource scarcity are making agriculture ever more knowledge-intensive, family farmers in the Developing World need information and technology tools that can help them not just get by, but thrive and feed a growing world population, said FAO Director-General, José Graziano da Silva.
23-01-2017
Boost for Kenyan growers with deal to export flowers to Australia
Flower growers have received a major boost after Kenya Airways (KQ) agreed to have an estimated 30 tonnes of freshly cut flowers exported monthly to Australia.
23-01-2017
NZ’s rapport with China set to bloom in Trump era
New Zealand farmers may be miffed that Donald Trump’s presidency spells the end of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement and the opportunities it promised, but for those opposed to it, the likely death of the TPP may be the one good thing that comes of the highly contentious US election result, says a Massey University politics lecturer.
23-01-2017
Are you ready for the rush?
Valentine's Day 2017 is fast approaching, so time is ticking for all preparation and plans for this major flower event.
23-01-2017
Future Orchards walks announced
The autumn 2017 series of APAL’s Future Orchards walks has been scheduled for March 2017 and will feature Dale Goldy from Stemilt – one of the largest fruit companies in Washington State, USA – and local pest expert, David Williams.
20-01-2017
Exploring the use of wastewater in ag
With food demand and water scarcity on the uptick, FAO suggests that it's time to stop treating wastewater like garbage and instead manage it as a resource that can be used to grow crops and help address water scarcity in agriculture.
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