Hort News

23/01/2024

Biosecurity New Zealand is thanking international travellers who arrived during the peak Christmas and New Year period for their efforts in helping to protect New Zealand’s $57 billion primary sector export industry.

Article from Rural News.

22/01/2024

Zespri chief executive Dan Mathieson will leave the grower-owned company later this year.

Zespri chief executive Dan Mathieson will leave the grower-owned company later this year. He takes up a new position as president of the Americas for global berry company Driscoll’s. Mathieson has been at Zespri for 21 years, almost seven of those as CEO and will remain at Zespri to oversee the 20...

16/01/2024

As the world shifts to post-pandemic norms, honey producer Comvita is taking advantage by opening a new Auckland Airport store.

Article from Rural News.

16/01/2024

Assisting with the cyclone recovery is the first priority of the new minister for rural communities, NZ First's Mark Patterson.

Article from Rural News.

15/01/2024

Fonterra chair Peter McBride has been named the new chair of Australia's largest fresh fruit, vegetable and cut flowers trader.

Article from Rural News.

15/01/2024

Major exporters are telling the new Government that they don't subscribe to the notion of "peak Free Trade Agreement (FTA)".

Article from Rural News.

09/01/2024

This week is the final chance for communities to share their experiences in support of an independent review of the Hawke’s Bay Civil Defence Emergency Management Group’s response to Cyclone Gabrielle.

Article from Rural News.

This week is the final chance for communities to share their experiences in support of an independent review of the Hawke’s Bay Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Group’s response to Cyclone Gabrielle. The short online survey is due to close on Monday, 15 January 2024 and has been open si...

08/01/2024

An innovative mobile app that uses artificial intelligence to identify harmful weeds, pest animals and diseases is enabling more Kiwis to join the fight against invasive pests this summer.

Article from Rural News.

07/01/2024

Fresh produce growers need to consider safe food practices a necessary step in the cost of doing business, delegates at the recent International Fresh Produce Association Australia and New Zealand second annual Food Safety Summit heard.

06/01/2024

FMCG and QSR brand/digital agency We Are Sprout has teamed up with Kiwi cookbook authors Rosa and Margo Flanagan (a.k.a. Two Raw Sisters) to highlight nectarines and peaches as top on-trend summer salad ingredients.

04/01/2024

The recent release of the annual MPI Apiculture Monitoring Data has confirmed the impact of last summer’s wild and wet weather on the 2023 honey production season.

Article from Rural News.

29/12/2023

The roading network in NZ is going backwards, according to the head of one of the country's largest vegetable growing operations.

Article from Rural News.

23/12/2023

Biosecurity New Zealand says its frontline teams are ready for the anticipated influx of summer travellers with changes to arrivals processing at airports and the introduction of new hosts to help people.

Article from Rural News.

23/12/2023

An innovative tourism business located in Katikati, is breaking new ground by offering tours of a working avocado orchard.

18/12/2023

In the coming year, the value of NZ's dairy, meat and forestry exports will be down significantly - with horticulture holding its own.

Article from Rural News.

14/12/2023

Zespri has announced that its board chair, Bruce Cameron, will step down in February after five years in the role.

Zespri has announced that its board chair Bruce Cameron will step down in February after five years in the role. He will retire as a director of Zespri at the company’s next annual meeting in August 2024. Cameron has been on the Zespri board of directors since 2010, moving into the chairman’s ro...

07/12/2023

Marlborough-based start-up SmartMachine claims its new machine is one of the most significant operational step changes for viticulture since the advent of the tractor 130 years ago.

07/12/2023

New Zealand inventor and manufacturer Robotics Plus Limited’s fruit packing robot has hit a major milestone of one billion pieces of fruit packed.

07/12/2023

Recent research by agri-banking specialist Rabobank and food rescue charity KiwiHarvest says NZ households spend significantly more on food amid continually changing purchasing and consumption behaviours.

07/12/2023

Horticulture NZ Barry O’Neil wants the incoming government to have a greater focus on horticulture.

Article from Rural News.

06/12/2023

"It's not the nightmare it could have been!” That’s the message from NZ Apples and Pears market access manager Danielle Adsett to the news that more apple trees in Hawke’s Bay have recovered from the devastating effects of Cyclone Gabrielle.

Article from Rural News.

06/12/2023

Meryn Whitehead has taken out the coveted title of New Zealand Young Horticulturist of the Year for 2023.

06/12/2023

More than 1000 delegates from all over Asia recently met in Christchurch for the annual Asian Seed Congress.

Article from Rural News.

06/12/2023

Global demand for the Envy apple brand means the first commercially produced Chinese variety of the apple is now being sold in China.

06/12/2023

Retired Pukekohe vegetable grower Alan Wilcox had a lot of stories to tell at his recent 100th birthday celebration.

06/12/2023

Hort NZ chair Barry O'Neil says food supply and security are fundamental to New Zealand's future.

05/12/2023

Rockit Global says horticulture has the potential to transform the rural Canterbury landscape over the next 20 years.

05/12/2023

One of the power farming families of South Canterbury is branching out into orcharding with the establishment of a large apple orchard, near Rangitata.

05/12/2023

Onion growers will be saving $6.5 million on tariffs once the free trade agreement with its number one market – the European Union – is ratified next year.