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09-11-2015
Mark Blue Scholarship winners announced
PMA Australia-New Zealand has announced that the first round of Mark Blue Scholarships have been awarded.
04-11-2015
Finalists announced for AIPH International Grower of the Year Awards 2016
Ornamental growers from China, Germany, Netherlands, Turkey, UK and USA are finalists in the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) International Grower of the Year Awards 2016.
04-11-2015
Giant biosecurity detector dogs in the making
New harrier hound puppies should potentially allow the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to breed giant biosecurity detector dogs.
03-11-2015
FYI: Enhancing rose growth using tea seed extract
Flower cultivation is an emerging business in Pakistan. Roses, gladiolus, tuberose, carnation, and chrysanthemum are the top floriculture crops. Due to a change in farmers' preference towards beneficial floral crops and increased the consumption of flowers, floriculture has been identified as a business opportunity.
03-11-2015
Indian company to start rose operation in Ethiopia
Fontana Flowers Plc, said to be the largest India-based horticulture company, will begin operation of its horticulture farm in Ethiopia at a cost of USD $11 million.
02-11-2015
FYI: Emergency plan for Ecuadorian flower exports
The Ministry of Foreign Trade of Ecuador has decided to move flower exports to the José Joaquín de Olmedo Airport in Guayaquil to avoid possible setbacks due to the activity of the Cotopaxi volcano. The exports are bound for various countries and the airport will operate 24/7.
30-10-2015
MPI’s draft facility standard for post-entry plant quarantine open for discussion
From 28 October 2015 to 27 November 2015 the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) invites comment on proposed changes to the Facility Standard: Post Entry Quarantine for Plants.
29-10-2015
TX researcher develops painter’s palette of winter-hardy hibiscus colours
Like an artist using the paint on a palette, Dr. Dariusz Malinowski is mixing pollen to create a flowering masterpiece in the form of tropically coloured winter-hardy hibiscus.
20-10-2015
Archer wins Massey Ag Student of the Year
Third-year Bachelor of Agricultural Science student Leander Archer has been crowned Massey University Agriculture Student of the Year.
15-10-2015
FYI: Bumblebees deliver organic pesticides
A new pest control system uses bumblebees to help deliver natural pesticides and beneficial fungi directly to plants, and its developers claim that because bees are so much more precise than the typical sprayers on farms, they can use a tiny fraction of the pesticide and make plants stronger.
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