5 August 2022
Robin Oakley, a fifth-generation grower from Canterbury, has won a HortNZ Environmental Award for 2022. ‘Oakley's is dedicated to continuous improvement,’ said Robin.
28 July 2022
MG – Market Gardeners Ltd (MG) Auckland Branch – has won a 2022 Horticulture New Zealand Environmental Award.
26 July 2022
Eddie and Lyn are scaling back their commercial operation into a more modest business while remaining enthusiastic about growing fresh produce in the Bay of Plenty.
An ageing orchard, drainage issues and a lack of experience failed to deter a duo of newbie growers from reinvigorating a family orchard.
21 July 2022
Laura Schultz from Trevelyans has been named Bay of Plenty’s Young Grower for 2022.
20 July 2022
After fall armyworm was found in Tauranga in March, primary sector partners have ramped up research to understand what level of threat the pest poses to production crops and native species.
Being one of the pioneers of New Zealand’s walnut industry offered plenty of challenges, but for one Canterbury woman growing walnuts is hugely rewarding.
14 July 2022
Maninder Singh (left, with Meng Foon, right, who MC-ed the awards dinner) has won the title of Gisborne Young Grower of the Year for 2022.
13 July 2022
A truffle hunt. It's the closest thing to an edible treasure hunt, sniffing out and digging up a black delicacy with almost as much mystery surrounding it as a buried treasure.
Implementing a strategic planting strategy that offers many points of difference is paying dividends for a Tairawhiti-based whanau trust.