All posts tagged "horticulture"

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  Winner of Nelson Young Fruitgrower for 2019 announced

  Jono Sutton has won the Nelson Young Fruitgrower of the Year for 2019.

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  Kurow orchardist takes home Central Otago Young Grower title

  The competition saw six of the region’s top young orchardists engage in a series of challenges designed to test the skills needed...

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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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...