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05-12-2016

NZPPI’s new Board in place, Transitional Board winds up

NZPPI’s Transitional Board met for the third and final time in November. With the first board election process now complete, the next board meeting in December will be that of the newly elected Board.

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05-12-2016

Aussie mango growers get messy in Bondi

A group of Australian growers descended upon Sydney last weekend to participate in the nation’s iconic beachside celebration of all things mango – Mango Mess-tival.

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05-12-2016

AUSVEG condemns mistreatment of hort labour

National vegetable industry body, AUSVEG, has strongly condemned any and all mistreatment or underpayment of workers in the industry and reiterated that the labour hire industry must be reformed to increase accountability.

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05-12-2016

Robotics in spotlight at high-tech Citrus Forum

Adoption of new technology is essential for the growth of the local citrus industry, and Australian packers and growers will be exposed to the latest technical innovation at the Citrus Technical 2017 Forum and Field Day next March.

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05-12-2016

Sydney’s sour arrival found teeming with pests, disease

A lime plant detected in the luggage of a passenger arriving in Australia from Bangladesh has been found heavily infested with live insects and an exotic bacterium that could decimate Australia’s $500 million dollar citrus industry.

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02-12-2016

Pinot Noir NZ announces impressive culinary programme

With just sixty days until New Zealand’s most significant wine event – Pinot Noir NZ 2017, the lid has been lifted on an all-star line-up of kiwi chefs putting food on the table alongside world class New Zealand wines.

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02-12-2016

AUSVEG welcomes backpacker tax resolution

AUSVEG said it welcomes the resolution of the damaging and hard fought ‘backpacker tax’ issue through the eleventh-hour deal between the Government, Greens and crossbench, which will finally see certainty for Australia’s hardworking growers with a compromise rate of 15 percent.

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02-12-2016

HortNZ celebrates century of representing growers

Horticulture New Zealand is celebrating 100 years of representing growers, with its foundations in the New Zealand Fruitgrowers Federation, formed in 1916.

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02-12-2016

Aussie’s controversial backpacker tax appears sorted

Horticulture groups and growers across Australia have breathed a sigh of relief with the much awaited news that a backpacker 15 percent tax rate has finally been passed by the Federal Government, according to Voice of Horticulture.

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02-12-2016

FYI: Bacon-flavoured seaweed?

Following ‘I sea pasta,’ Seamore has now announced a new product during its official launch at Foodyard Amsterdam.

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