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Scholarship students at HortNZ conference.

The New Zealand horticulture Industry has created an integrated, robust and thriving foundation from which it is ready to “explode into future success”, says Waikato University student Jack Keeys.

Zespri calls for grads

Kiwifruit marketer Zespri is again looking for graduates to join the business, following the launch of its graduate scheme last year.

Passion ignited in hort’s next generation

Sponsoring students to attend the national conference is one way Horticulture NZ has set out to engage the next generation.

California drought tightens grip on farming

Direct costs of the Californian drought to agriculture will be US$1.84b for 2015.

Drought on the US West Coast is tightening its grip on California agriculture, squeezing 30% more workers and cropland out of production than in 2014, according to the latest drought impact report by the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences.

US farmers want China access

US beef and pork producers are bemoaning their lack of access to the huge Chinese market.

More people for Rural Support Trusts

THE 100 extra people to be trained to help farming families get support to deal with stress-related issues will mainly work through the Rural Support Trusts.

Agri sector ‘waking up’ to governance

Simon Arcus: “Governance is one of those mystifying words”.

New Zealand has some of the most innovative approaches to agribusiness in the world, but it has a ‘’glaring gap’’ in innovation in governance, says the Institute of Directors.

In the pink from green and gold

Zespri is forecasting increased revenue for both green and gold growers.

Zespri is forecasting its revenue from fruit and service payments will be up $155.8 million on last year.

Japanese trade adds to season’s strength for Zespri

Zespri is doing more business with Japan this season than ever before, says Dave Courtney, general manager, grower and external relations.

Unlocking velvet’s secret properties

AgResearch scientist Stephen Haines is looking into velvet’s complex make-up. photo: Word and Pictures

New Zealand and South Korean scientists say they will soon be able to identify the compounds that give deer antler velvet its immunity-boosting properties.