All posts tagged "horticulture"

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  Whos Who

  Jordan Carrol wins Central Otago Young Grower of the Year competition

  Jordan Carrol, orchard and harvest manager at CentralPac, has won the 2021 Central Otago Young Grower of the Year competition.

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  Whos Who

  Heather Feetham wins Pukekohe Young Grower competition

  Heather Feetham, a 25-year-old production manager at T&G Fresh, has won the 2021 Pukekohe Young Grower competition.

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  Products

  Full steam ahead for New Zealand Envy™ export programme

  It’s full steam ahead for exports of T&G Global’s internationally popular, premium Envy™ apple, with five vessels carrying 28,000 cartons (518 tonnes)...

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  News and Views

  Horticulture can help New Zealand reduce emissions and grow the economy

  The horticulture industry is well placed to help New Zealand reduce its emissions while also enabling the economy to grow, Horticulture New...

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  News and Views

  Picking platforms prove their worth in the race to get fruit off trees

  T&G Global is pulling out all the stops to harvest apples this season, welcoming eight new state-of-the-art automated picking platforms as part...

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  Fast Facts

  Plan for feeding New Zealanders fresh vegetables and fruit needed too

  Horticulture New Zealand is calling on the Government to hurry up protection for highly productive land.

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  Must See

  More plant diversity means less pesticide

  Increasing plant diversity naturally controls plant-eating insects in grasslands, according to a study led by University of Waikato Senior Lecturer Dr Andrew...

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  Whos Who

  Newly appointed People Capability Manager ready to promote careers in horticulture

  Emma Boase has been appointed to the new role of People Capability Manager at Horticulture New Zealand. The role has been created...

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  News and Views

  Horticulture New Zealand welcomes Government’s support of horticulture through immigration changes

  Horticulture New Zealand has welcomed the Government’s latest immigration changes, saying they offer support to stranded backpackers and RSE workers as well...

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  Agribusiness

  Tomato shortage follows lockdown

  Tomato prices rose 38 percent in August 2020 to a weighted average price of $13.65 per kilo, an all-time high, Stats NZ...