Using perennial plants to reduce herbicide use
23 November 2022, NZ: Herbs and forage species have been planted under apple trees in a Nelson orchard to establish if they will
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Return of the watermelon
23 November 2022, NZ: Loved by consumers, but tricky to grow, LeaderBrand is busy investing in a domestic watermelon crop to produce a
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Innovating for the perfect cherry, every time
16 November 2022, NZ: Marlborough’s cherry tree of the future grows on a fully trellised system, under narrow sheets of rain cover to
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Asparagus challenges
16 November 2022, NZ: Boyds Asparagus managing director Andrew Keaney had hard and fast decisions to make on an early October morning following an
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Orchard sector manager, Regan Judd, named Young Horticulturist of the Year
10 November 2022, New Zealand: Twenty-six-year-old Regan Judd has taken out the title of 2022 Young Horticulturist of the Year. Regan, an orchard
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Pride in producing prime strawberries
09 November 2022, NZ: On a gentle slope a short drive from the village of Clevedon, sits one of two strawberry farms run
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Urban sprawl prompts relocation for Hawke’s Bay mushroom facility
01 November 2022, New Zealand: Te Mata Mushrooms is suspending production at its Brookvale site and shifting its operation elsewhere, in
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HortNZ grower meeting invitations
31 October 2022, NZ: HortNZ CE, Nadine Tunley, will be hosting a series of grower meetings in the regions listed below, during
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Kumara season imbued with uncertainty
26 October 2022, NZ: The rising costs of production, waning consumer demand and continuing labour shortages have left Northland kumara growers nervous
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Peachy lifestyle remains on 120-year-old orchard
26 October 2022, NZ: A flurry of pink peach blossom on Umukuri Orchards near Motueka stands out in a landscape dominated by
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