The country’s 4200 commercial fruit and vegetable growers will vote from May 14 on a new HortNZ levy.
United Fresh has been invited to speak at the 2024 International Sustainability Summit in Vancouver this week.
New Zealand-grown citrus fruit is now hitting supermarket shelves and Citrus NZ says it promises to be one of the best quality and tastiest seasons the country had in years.
Divine table grapes that herald the start of a brand-new industry in Hawke’s Bay have been coming off vines in Maraekakaho.
Zespri has unveiled the award-winning KiwiBrothersTM mascots in China for the first time to market its large kiwifruit crop.
Don’t put vital domestic fruit and vegetable production at risk. That’s the message from Horticulture New Zealand (HortNZ) to the Government.
One of the largest horticulture commercial growing companies in NZ has just begun using a new electric harvester and self-propelled cargo platforms to operate in its new mega greenhouse.
What was once, and to a degree still is, the food bowl of the lower North Island has now almost become another suburb of Wellington - 100km away.
Rockit chief executive Mark O'Donnell says consumer awareness for the brand continues to improve each year.
NZ onion growers are getting an extra $3 million this season for exports to the European Union, thanks to the early ratification of a free trade agreement (FTA).
Zespri says sales of its popular berry-like RubyRed Kiwifruit will top 1 million trays this season.
New Zealand’s 2024 kiwifruit harvest has kicked off with the first crop picked in Auckland, and more kiwifruit to be picked around New Zealand over the coming months.
NZ Apples and Pears market manager Danielle Adsett says Hawke’s Bay lost 610 hectares of apple trees out of a total of 6500 hectares.
Despite the terrible ravages of Cyclone Gabrielle and other adverse weather events, the 2024 apple crop in Hawke's Bay is set to one of the best crops the region has seen for a number of years. Peter Burke reports.
The new Minister of Horticulture, Nicola Grigg, says the reason that she came into Parliament was because of her interest in and commitment to agriculture.
A new formal leadership course for the horticulture sector is under design.
NZKGI chief executive Colin Bond has paid tribute to the contribution that departing Zespri CEO Dan Mathieson has made to the kiwifruit industry.
Things are looking really promising at this stage for the 2024 kiwifruit harvest.
New Zealand cherry producer Southern Fruits International expects to send up to 340 tonnes of luxury cherries to the global market this summer - just over double that of the volume sent last year.
Boosting grower returns is the number one priority for new NZ Avocado chief executive Brad Siebert.
New apricot varieties especially bred to give the New Zealand industry a shot in the arm are looking “amazing” in their first full commercial season, says grower Sharon Kirk.
Six months into the Potatoes New Zealand chief executive role and Kate Trufitt has embraced the challenges and opportunities with enthusiasm.
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