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Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor is defending the nature and makeup of the new Primary Sector Council.

The Government has set up a new Primary Sector Council to provide “independent strategic advice”, says Minister of Agriculture and Rural Communities Damien O’Connor.

The increase in the average yield per hectare for Green was a key factor in “remarkable” volume growth in the 2016-17 season, says Zespri chief executive Lain Jager.

Zespri has officially opened its regional office in Orange County, California to manage growing sales across Northern, Central and Southern America.

About 8% of total kiwifruit production comes from Maori orchards, and now there is an ambitious goal to get up to 20%, says Maori Kiwifruit Growers Forum chairman Tiaki Hunia.

The kiwifruit industry initially lost a billion dollars -- about one-third of its capital value -- to Psa, says Zespri chief executive Lain Jager.

Zespri chief executive Lain Jager is the Ravensdown Agricultural Communicator of the Year.

The Smaller Milk and Supply Herds (SMASH) conferences will be held in three North Island venues next month.

Zespri will keep spending aggressively on marketing this year, says Jiunn Shih, the new global general manager marketing.

Zespri officially opened its Middle East office in Dubai earlier this week to manage its growing sales and marketing programmes in this region and other developing markets.