by admin | Aug 3, 2020 | Default
Illegal plantings of Sun Gold Kiwifruit, the jewel in the crown for Zespri, have almost doubled in the past six months in China. Zespri owns the rights to Sun Gold, and growers here pay hundreds of thousands of dollars per hectare to grow it. Six months ago it was...
by admin | Jul 22, 2020 | Default
Revenue from dairy, meat, and horticulture exports is soaring amid the coronavirus pandemic with sales for the year to date are up nearly $1 billion compared with the same period a year earlier. The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research Insight report says a...
by admin | Feb 24, 2020 | Default
Australia has discovered a very dangerous moth in the far north, known to damage more than 350 different plant species, including maize, sorghum, wheat, and fruit and vegetable crops. The only good news for NZ is the moth thrives in very warm climates so it would...
by admin | Jan 29, 2020 | Default
Global warming could have a big effect on the wine-growing regions of the world. In fact, suitable areas for growing wine grapes could shrink by half or more, according to Lincoln University Senior Lecturer. Dr. Amber Parker, says 56 percent of the world’s...
by admin | Jan 23, 2020 | Default
The woman who coined the term ‘kiwifruit’ has died in California at the age of 96. Frieda Caplan became known as the Kiwi Queen after she came up with the term in 1962. She said the new name came about when a customer asked for Chinese gooseberries and...
by admin | Oct 21, 2019 | Default
Westmere Butchery has taken out New Zealand’s top sausage award – the Supreme Award at the 2019 Devro Great New Zealand Sausage Competition. Inspired by a pie the Chicken, Leek, and Bacon sausage beat out over 500 others from more than 90 producers around New...
