Horticulture

Green kiwifruit growers forum advisers orchards on ramping up productivity.

Growers worried as wholesale prices show unseasonal early slump.

Team co-ordinator at Vailima Orchard does fruit and vegetable sector proud.

Former PM roped in to high-level talks aimed at resolving IP issues.

First 20 hectares of little apples now growing in Canterbury, with plans to expand.

The Southland flowers are stripped of their blooms. Triflor in New Zealand exports the bulbs to be grown in glasshouses, and does not export fresh flowers.

Forum to air concerns about the future of the kiwifruit variety.

Latest hort data also tracks shifts in planting patterns.

Phage biocontrols the subject of new research into ways to block dangerous pathogens.

But this is a nation divided on cabbage and asparagus.

Tauranga company brings multipurpose orchard machine to market.

Top young horticulture award goes to Taylor Leabourn.

European and Asian growers set to record bumper harvest.

Entries open for prestigious agricultural rotating trophy.

Fifty-one ships chartered by Zespri this year, delivering to more than 50 markets.

Listed medicinal cannabis company launches in Germany.

Late winter found Tairāwhiti orchardist Warwick Paulson working through the most challenging citrus season he’s seen after a lifetime in the business.

Better IP safeguards would pay dividends for Kiwi apples on sub-continent.

Peanut crops add nitrogen and restore soil, making them a great rotational crop.

Smart apps and tree maps showcased at Otago open day.

Legislation hailed as huge step in saving high-value soils for fruit and veg.

Pest management monitoring picks up genetic variation.

Work follows 2022 discovery of Varroa mite in NSW.

Consignment will test ‘indigeneity as a marketing strength’ with Zespri’s help.

Marketer opens case in beefed-up IP court in Nanjing.

Creating effective connections allows FAR to stretch its budget, says CEO.

26 Seasons announces new capital raise through Snowball Effect.

Next stop for Lydia O’Dowd is competing in Young Horticulturalist of the Year.

Growers already facing huge hikes in rates, well above what urban ratepayers pay.

Council cleared to fold kiwifruit licences into rates bill.

Emerging talent and career options in horticultural sector showcased

NZKGI says growers are putting more pressure on Zespri to perform in markets to deliver the best possible returns from smaller crop volume.

With dismal year behind sector, strong prospects lift hopes.

Prestigious Ahuwhenua Trophy awarded to trust for second year in a row.

Alastair Hulbert joins the board.

Murray McPhail says the success of LeaderBrand comes down to teamwork.