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10-06-2016

Export workshop - Fine Food NZ 2016

Those interested in exporting food and beverage products to Australia are invited to attend a free NZTE export workshop on Fine Food New Zealand.

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09-06-2016

Practical help for QLD growers to address labour issues

Accessing a secure supply of local workers has long been an issue for Australian growers. Now, a new network of agriculture workforce officers across Queensland is working with farmers in all sectors to find labour solutions to help them grow their businesses.

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09-06-2016

Industry consultation continues with June stakeholder meetings

The review into the association structure of the nursery and garden industry in Australia is well underway with the Structure Review Committee (SRC) visiting Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania and the Northern Territory in May.

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09-06-2016

FYI: Study clears way for new approaches to plant disease

A Washington State University biologist has found what he calls “very strong support” for an 86-year-old hypothesis about how nutrients move through plants. His two-decade analysis of the phenomenon has resulted in a suite of techniques that can ultimately be used to fight plant diseases and make crops more efficient.

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09-06-2016

Technology developed to stop avocado browning

A world-first technology has been developed by an Australian company, which has the potential to revolutionise the global avocado market and impact the associated food services, retail and manufacturing industries.

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08-06-2016

Book now for Hort Conference

The Horticulture Conference will take place from 3-5 August at the Rutherford Hotel in Nelson.

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08-06-2016

New ideas presented for tertiary education

HortNZ reported that it has worked with fellow industry groups NZKGI, Pipfruit NZ, NZ Citrus Growers, Vegetables NZ, Buttercup Squash, Feijoas NZ and Persimmons NZ to make a submission to the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry into New Models of Tertiary Education.

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08-06-2016

Pacific foods to feature at NZ show

Pacific Trade & Invest (PT&I) New Zealand says that it will be promoting a range of food and beverage products from the Pacific Islands to potential importers and distributors at the upcoming Fine Food New Zealand.

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08-06-2016

A chance to be heard on competition, fair-trading issues

Growcom Chairman, Jonathan Shaw, and Qualipac Sales and Marketing Manager, Kees Versteeg, will be on a panel of speakers at an ACCC workshop to discuss competition and fair-trading issues this Friday afternoon in Toowoomba.

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08-06-2016

Freshfel accompanies Hogan on second trade mission to China, Japan

The EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan, visited China and Japan from the 15-22 April 2016. He was accompanied by more than sixty European agri-food executives from fifteen Member States, among them Freshfel General Delegate, Philippe Binard.

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