14 December 2022
Cherries are to Christmas, what chocolate is to Easter. As is Kiwi tradition, thousands of New Zealanders will have cherries grace their table over the festive season.
7 December 2022
A ground-breaking agreement to fight the threat of fruit fly has been renewed and updated by government and eight of New Zealand’s largest horticulture industry groups.
As fertiliser costs escalate, green crops could provide a viable alternative to capture and supply nitrogen for vegetable production.
Several Bills are being consulted on and will be open for submissions in January 2023.
30 November 2022
The desire for change and the allure of an untapped New Zealand food market led Brian Turley to give up his 25-year career as a chef in favour of growing one of nature’s superfoods – mushrooms.
After more than 20 years of research and assessing thousands of apricots, Plant & Food Research Ltd (PFR) New Zealand might have hit the jackpot.
23 November 2022
Herbs and forage species have been planted under apple trees in a Nelson orchard to establish if they will out-compete weeds.
Loved by consumers, but tricky to grow, LeaderBrand is busy investing in a domestic watermelon crop to produce a delicious, sustained supply for the local market.
16 November 2022
Boyds Asparagus managing director Andrew Keaney had hard and fast decisions to make on an early October morning following an unusual polar blast.
Marlborough’s cherry tree of the future grows on a fully trellised system, under narrow sheets of rain cover to protect its fruit from the “dreaded split”.