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23-01-2014
Time to enter Irrigation NZ's Innovation Awards
Entries are being sought for Irrigation New Zealand's Innovation in Irrigation Awards. The event, sponsored by Aqualinc, has a $2,500 prize on offer, celebrates, encourages and promotes innovation within New Zealand's irrigation industry.
23-01-2014
Flower importers looking to India, Ethiopia
According to an article recently posted on vancouverdesi.com, flower importers are shifting their focus to India and Ethiopia for cheaper flowers in the wake of rising costs of production in Kenya, the world's largest horticultural exporter, the State of East African Report Series said.
17-01-2014
"Working in another country opened my mind, broadened experiences" - US student
Brooke Gasteyer, a University of Wisconsin-River Falls senior, long dreamed of travelling to Europe for a horticulture internship. Her dream became a reality when she was awarded the 2013 Markham-Colegrave International Scholarship, funded by American Floral Endowment and the David Colegrave Foundation.
15-01-2014
Winery field day relevant to other primary producers
The winner of Lincoln University Foundation's South Island Farmer of the Year title, Peter Yealands of Yealands Wine Group, is opening up his winery near Seddon, Marlborough, for a field day on 13 February.
09-01-2014
Unseasonal cold damages Chinese flower harvest, prices spike
Unusually cold temperatures in China's Yunnan province this winter have led to a spike in the cost of flowers, hitting farmers and buyers nationwide. The southwestern plateau region grows at least seventy percent of the flowers sold at Chinese markets.
01-01-2014
Behavioral research reveals flower benefits
With people's desire for tranquility and stress relief stronger than ever, fresh research has taken an insightful look at flowers and the important role they may play in their daily lives.
20-12-2013
Novel theme for Ellerslie's Young Florist of the Year contest
Greymouth's Olivia Smith is keen to take the top prize in the Young Apprentice Florist of the Year contest at the Ellerslie International Flower Show next year.
19-12-2013
NZ's new Health & Safety regulator operational
New Zealand's new Health and Safety agency, Worksafe NZ, is now fully operational.
11-12-2013
Call for entries for AIPH International Grower of the Year 2014
Grower associations around the world are invited to enter a candidate into the prestigious International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) International Grower of the Year awards 2014, in association with FloraCulture International. There can only be one candidate from each country and AIPH suggests that now is the time to be thinking about entering.
10-12-2013
New pesticide approved
The Environmental Protection Agency has approved an application for a new pesticide to control sucking insects including aphids and greenhouse whitefly.
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