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KiwiBrothersTM make their China debut
Zespri has unveiled the award-winning KiwiBrothersTM mascots in China for the first time to market its large kiwifruit crop.Don't put fruit, vegetable production at risk!
Don’t put vital domestic fruit and vegetable production at risk. That’s the message from Horticulture New Zealand (HortNZ) to the…Levy approval sought
A series of apple and pear grower meetings are being held around the country.Leaderbrand goes electric!
One of the largest horticulture commercial growing companies in NZ has just begun using a new electric harvester and self-propelled…National
Disappearing land a major challenge
What was once, and to a degree still is, the food bowl of the lower North Island has now almost…
Hawke's Bay to the world
Rockit chief executive Mark O'Donnell says consumer awareness for the brand continues to improve each year.Rockit all fired up
Snack sized apple business Rockit says it is fired up for a record 2024 season.Hort's FTA windfall
NZ onion growers are getting an extra $3 million this season for exports to the European Union, thanks to the…Red hot demand for RubyRed Kiwifruit
Zespri says sales of its popular berry-like RubyRed Kiwifruit will top 1 million trays this season.Opinion
More food from less!
OPINION: It's the stuff of science fiction – vertical gardens growing enough food to support communities – and it’s coming…
One, united voice vital!
OPINION: Last month's welcome announcement by the Government that the RSE cap for 2022-2023 would increase to 19,000 came after…Little Govt understanding of hort
OPINION: One frustration voiced more than others was how little the Government understands our industry.A world of opportunities
The horticulture sector aims for a $20 billion increase in export earnings by 2030.Agribusiness
Mixed season for summerfruit
It has been another mixed season for the country's summerfruit growers.
Crackdown on Chinese use of Zespri IP
Authorities in China have clamped down on companies in that country which have been packaging and selling their own local…Positive start for kiwifruit
Zespri is forecasting better prices for NZ kiwifruit growers in the coming 2024/25 season.Record forecast for Zespri growers
Zespri has released its November forecast for the 2023/24 season, with Green, Organic Green and RubyRed per tray returns forecast…'Ugly' vegetables company on a steady path
With more Kiwis tightening their belts as necessities such as fruit and vegetables becoming harder to source at an affordable…Management
Award-winning growers keep adapting and improving
South Auckland kiwifruit grower, Brett Wheeler, jokes that some of the companion plants in his 13-hectare effective Glenbrook orchards are so large he has to take to them with a chainsaw.
Bio clips go global
A research partnership with Scion is bearing fruit for a Christchurch company set to export biodegradable vine clips for the first time.
Paper pots lead the way
Paper-based growing is being adopted by nurseries for seedling and cutting production.
Tech not a one-stop shop
PICMI could be described.as a one-stop shop for seasonal recruitment.
Smart tech reduces fungicide use
A demonstration onion farm in Pukekohe is combining modern disease forecasting tools with old school knowledge to show that onions can be grown effectively with fewer chemical sprays.
Farm Health
Mineral offers many benefits
Gypsum is a highly available calcium source that provides immediately available sulphate sulphur, according to Lindsay Head - an independent…Machinery & Products
Success for Argo tractors
The judges at last year’s Agritechnica event picked the Italian-built Landini Rex 4-120GT Robo- Shift Dynamic as the Best of…
