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17-08-2016
New wristbands to help at harvest
A simple, coloured, silicone wrist band has been developed by Summerfruit New Zealand to help fruit pickers during the upcoming 2016-17 season.
17-08-2016
New test takes guesswork out of kiwifruit budbreak
NSure has extended its range of tests by introducing the BreakNSure Hayward test. This test provides kiwifruit growers with a practical and reliable tool to determine the optimal moment for a budbreak treatment, thus optimising flowering, fruit set and fruit quality of kiwifruit. The test is currently available for New Zealand growers.
16-08-2016
Bayer Young Viticulturist of the Year 2016 a week away
Just one week to go until the Bayer Young Viticulturist of the Year National Final 2016.
16-08-2016
Big plans for NGIA’s 202020 Vision
A renewed focus on consumers, through initiatives in schools and consumer guides for buying plants for apartments, is part of the strategy for NGIA’s 202020 Vision for the next twelve months.
16-08-2016
Top scientist appointed food safety director
Massey University’s Professor Nigel French, a world leader in molecular epidemiology and public health research, has been appointed the inaugural director of the New Zealand Food Safety Science and Research Centre.
16-08-2016
Purdue undergrads uncover mechanism tied to plant height
Dwarfed plants add color and a diversity of architectures to landscapes and gardens, and a Purdue University undergraduate class discovered a key mechanism that leads to their small stature.
16-08-2016
Kiwifruit exports due to resume to China next week
Kiwifruit exporter, Zespri, reports that revised pre-export kiwifruit checking processes are in place for New Zealand kiwifruit exports to China in response to the notification regarding the discovery of the fungus Neofabraea actinidiae.
16-08-2016
Aussie Hort industry calls for clarity on proposed backpacker tax changes
After what has been a period of uncertainty in Australia’s political landscape, the Voice of Horticulture said that it was pleased to see that both houses of the Australian Government are now ratified.
16-08-2016
NZ experts to help combat Aussie’s Varroa mite threat
Australia’s horticulture research and development corporation has combined forces with Plant & Food Research New Zealand to strengthen Australia’s defences against Varroa mite and enhance crop pollination through a $5 million targeted research project.
15-08-2016
NZPPI established
New Zealand Plant Producers Incorporated (NZPPI) is now formally established and is underway.