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13-04-2015
California cut flower commission reauthorised
The California Department of Food and Agriculture recently announced that a majority of the qualified producers of the state's cut flowers and greens have voted in favor of the continuation of the California Cut Flower Commission for another five years.
08-04-2015
Jump in NZ’s exports to Taiwan
Under a free trade deal that took effect in December 2013, New Zealand's imports to Taiwan increased 14.5% in 2014 from the previous year, despite stagnant growth in the country's exports that year, an official recently reported.
07-04-2015
Beagle pups join NZ biosecurity team
Two wriggly beagle puppies have spent their first Easter as trainee biosecurity detector dogs.
03-04-2015
Search on for 2015 Young Horticulturist of the Year
A nationwide search has begun for young men and women who exemplify the leadership qualities that have earned New Zealand’s primary products the trust of consumers all over the world.
30-03-2015
Major fraud investigation in Dutch flower industry
Last Thursday, Dutch Police and the Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD) searched three Dutch flower businesses in Aalsmeer, plus six homes in Aalsmeer, Amsterdam, Kudelstaart and Rijsenhout.
30-03-2015
Holla Roses Fairtrade-certified
Holla Roses reports it received its Fairtrade certificate early March, enabling the company to market all its roses, grown on the 42-hectare rose farm in Ziway, Ethiopia, with the well-known consumer label.
30-03-2015
US educational video on pollinators released
The Horticultural Research Institute, in collaboration with AmericanHort, Society of American Florists, and the American Floral Endowment, released an educational video that provides information on the horticultural industry’s essential role in bee and pollinator stewardship.
27-03-2015
MPI trials super-sized beagle
Harrier hounds that look like super-sized beagles may soon be working at the border to protect New Zealand from imported pests and diseases.
25-03-2015
Drop in Ecuadorian flower exports on IWD
The export volume of Ecuadorian flowers dropped 15.61% on International Women's Day. According to the Association of Flower Growers and Exporters of Ecuador (Expoflores) 6,134 tonnes were sold this year compared to the 7,269 tonnes that were sold in 2014.
23-03-2015
Digital certificates to boost controls over spread of plant pests and diseases
The creation of a new global electronic certification system that is expected to help curb the spread of plant pests and diseases through international trade in a more secure and cost-effective way has been approved by representatives from 181 countries.
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