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13-09-2016

NZ Nursery Industry structure review workshop concludes

The Structural Review Committee has just completed a two-day workshop and said it was pleased by its progress.

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13-09-2016

NZ EPA reclassifying ‘new’ organisms

NZPPI reports that in August the EPA opened submissions for proposals to deregulate new organisms under Section 140 of the HSNO Act.

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13-09-2016

‘New world order’ in global hort trade

A ‘new world order”’ is emerging in the global fresh fruit and vegetable trade, according to a recently-released Rabobank research report, and this will challenge New Zealand’s horticulture sector to position itself to compete and grow in the ‘export markets of tomorrow’.

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13-09-2016

New app tells growers when plants need watering

Horticulture Innovation Australia (Hort Innovation) is joining forces with agriculture technology company The Yield to deliver what it says is an exciting new tool for growers: a mobile app designed to help guide irrigation decisions.

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13-09-2016

Gold Anda, Nippy's Waikerie Producers announce partnership

Chinese fruit importer and exporter, Gold Anda, and Australian Nippy's Waikerie Producers have announced that Gold Anda will become the sole representative of Nippy's Waikerie Producers' fresh citrus and fruit juice exports to China.

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12-09-2016

Staying on top of fruit fly threat

Queensland fruit fly (Qfly) is a serious horticultural pest in Australia and one of the most important biosecurity threats to the horticultural industry in New Zealand.

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12-09-2016

Greening the goods line

Once an old railway corridor in inner Sydney, the Goods Line has been redeveloped into a vibrant hub and green space transforming the way local office workers, students and tourists use the urban precinct.

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09-09-2016

Tomato industry joins GIA

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has announced that the NZ tomato industry has become the ninth industry partner to join the Government Industry Agreement (GIA) biosecurity partnership.

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09-09-2016

Global harvest prospects improve for maize, wheat and rice crops

Staple food prices rose in August even as grain prices fell and the outlook for global cereal production improved.

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09-09-2016

Merger creates Aussie’s largest table grape grower/marketer

Perfection Fresh Australia and FruitMaster have announced a merger of their table grape businesses. Trading as FruitMaster Australia, the merged business will be Australia’s largest table grape grower and marketer.

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