All posts tagged "horticulture"

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  Whos Who

  New gateway opens to attract more young Kiwis to apple and pear industry

  Opening the gateway to hundreds of exciting new career and education opportunities in New Zealand’s booming apple and pear industry is underway...

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  Must See

  Central Otago Young Fruit Grower starts

  Six of Central Otago’s young fruit growers will face off in the Central Otago Young Fruit Grower of the Year competition in...

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  Agribusiness

  Horticultural success generates 10% cash returns

  Investors in MyFarm syndicates are benefitting from the export success of New Zealand’s horticultural sectors, with strong cash returns in 2018/19.

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  Fast Facts

  Horticulture welcomes call for protection of versatile land

  An environmental report released further substantiates Horticulture New Zealand’s concerns about ongoing urban and lifestyle block expansion into prime growing land, and...

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  Agribusiness

  Broccoli and lettuce prices jump

  Broccoli prices more than doubled in January 2019, while lettuce prices rose almost 80 percent, Stats NZ said.

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  Agribusiness

  Ministry working with horticultural industry ahead of apple harvest

  The Ministry of Social Development is working closely with the Hawke’s Bay horticultural industry to continue preparations for the upcoming apple harvest.

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  News and Views

  Horticulture supports harsher penalties for food contamination

  Horticulture New Zealand supports a Member’s Bill that will introduce harsher penalties for people who intentionally contaminate food, or threaten to do...

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  Agribusiness

  Cheaper to get your 5+ a day at the end of 2018

  Avocados and lettuces were much cheaper than the previous summer, but egg prices hit a record high in December 2018, Stats NZ...

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  News and Views

  Proposed temporary visa changes welcomed by horticulture

  Addressing labour needs by region will lead to more productive primary industries, says Horticulture New Zealand chief executive Mike Chapman.

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  Agribusiness

  Tomatoes and strawberries cheaper

  Tomatoes and strawberries were 18 percent and 5 percent cheaper, respectively, in November 2018 than they were a year ago, Stats NZ...