Record 641 to 650 of 4390
21-09-2016
Irrigation turns drought to cash for Cameroon's veg farmers
AKUM, Cameroon (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Farmers in this poverty-mired region of northwest Cameroon used to watch their vegetable patches dry up and die in drought periods, even though nearby rivers and streams offered a steady flow of water.
21-09-2016
AUSVEG supports calls for sugar tax
Leading horticulture organisation, AUSVEG, has weighed in on the renewed debate around a sugar tax, saying that the revenue from a tax on sugar-heavy water-based drinks could be used to fund public health campaigns to fight Australia’s ongoing obesity epidemic.
21-09-2016
Views sought on onion imports
Horticulture New Zealand advises that growers who may want to comment on the proposed draft import health standard (IHS) Fresh Onion for Consumption need to do so by 14 October 2016.
21-09-2016
FYI: Steady growth of Chinese fruit imports
The Produce Marketing Association reports that China’s imported fruit market has witnessed steady growth, both in terms of total import volume as well as import value over the past several years.
20-09-2016
Singapore to host ag conference
Singapore will be sharing its use of innovative practices such as self-watering vertical farming technology and ‘agri-tainment’ – the merging of agricultural production with recreational activities – when it hosts the Commonwealth Agricultural Conference in November.
20-09-2016
Autonomous tractor gives glimpse of future
Case IH unveiled an autonomous concept vehicle last week at the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa. It is a cabless row crop tractor that can operate autonomously with a wide range of field implements.
20-09-2016
$3.1 million towards climate change research projects
Thirteen research projects have received funding approvals totalling $3.1 million through MPI’s Sustainable Land Management and Climate Change (SLMACC) research programme.
20-09-2016
Australian Flowers Week underway
Australian Flowers Week, September 17-25, 2016, celebrates everything Aussies love about flowers, from the beauty and diversity of Australian-grown flowers, to the stunning designs by the country’s floristry artisans.
20-09-2016
Eight HIA Board candidates in the running
In the lead up to its Annual General Meeting on November 25, the nation’s horticulture Research and Development Corporation – Horticulture Innovation Australia (Hort Innovation) – has announced eight candidates are in the running to fill five new Board positions.*
19-09-2016
Hazardous Substances – change proposals coming
Over the next couple of weeks EPA, will be calling for submissions on a number of proposed changes to New Zealand’s system for managing hazardous substances.
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