All posts tagged "horticulture"

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  Horticulture growth retains momentum

  Horticulture growth retained momentum with a seven percent growth in export earnings since 2016, according to an updated report, with tariffs on...

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  Vertical farming has limits

  Vertical farming – where food is grown indoors in high stacks – will not replace traditional fruit and vegetable growing in New...

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  Apple industry already growing jobs for new horticultural degree graduates

  New Zealand’s booming apple and pear industry is already promising great career opportunities for the first graduates of a new stand-alone Bachelor’s...

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  Increase in Pacific worker numbers good for horticulture

  Horticulture New Zealand is pleased Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni and Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway have increased the amount of Recognised Seasonal...

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  Asparagus on a roll

  One of the great delights of New Zealand’s spring is asparagus rolled in fresh, white bread; steamed and served with a little...

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  Horticulture submission not nonsense

  Horticulture New Zealand chief executive Mike Chapman says he was surprised by the attitude of some members of the Education and Workforce...

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  New Zealand strawberries ripe and ready for eating

  There is no evidence to suggest any connection to New Zealand strawberries from a find of needles in Australian strawberries in an...

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  Brisk weather brings broccoli prices down

  Broccoli prices fell 27 percent in August 2018, and 32 percent for the year, Stats NZ said.

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  Fruit exports boost wholesale trade

  Fruit exports drove wholesale trade sales up in the June 2018 quarter, Stats NZ said.

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  Horticulture signs up to prestigious Ahuwhenua Trophy

  Horticulture signed up to be part of the prestigious Ahuwhenua Trophy Te Puni Kōkiri Excellence in Māori Farming Award, which recognise excellence...