22 May 2023
Taylor Leabourn, a 28-year-old agronomist at LeaderBrand, won the 2023 Pukekohe Young Grower of the Year competition on Friday (19 May).
16 May 2023
HortNZ has been heavily involved in providing the Government with numerous reports on Cyclone Gabrielle’s impact. ‘We started working with the Government immediately after the cyclone struck.
15 May 2023
The Hawke’s Bay and Tairawhiti horticulture industries urgently need more Government direction and support if they are to recover to pre-cyclone levels of growth within the next decade.
11 May 2023
Vegetables New Zealand says vegetable supplies are looking good as winter approaches but ongoing unsettled weather across the country is still the wild card.
9 May 2023
Failure by the Government to provide further direction in cyclone ravaged Hawke’s Bay is costing the local horticulture industry more than the equivalent of $1m a day.
5 May 2023
The New Zealand horticulture industry is welcoming the early implementation of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom (UK), saying that for fruit and vegetable exporters, the agreement…
3 May 2023
Precautionary actions can be taken to minimise any biosecurity risk associated with people coming onto your property. The movement of people and what they need to do should be included in your plan.
2 May 2023
The price the public pays for fruit and vegetables in New Zealand may not accurately reflect the level of risk involved in growing them, says vegetable industry leader, Robin Oakley,…
Swapping well-established careers in banking to take up horticulture for the first time might seem daunting, but for Maria and Andrew Watchorn going out on a limb and buying an…
21 April 2023
The cost to horticulture of Cyclone Gabrielle in the Hawke’s Bay has been estimated to be nearly $1. 5bn.