Illegal plantings of Sun Gold Kiwifruit
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...
Revenue from dairy, meat, and horticulture exports is…
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...
Australia has discovered a very dangerous moth.
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...
Global warming could have a big effect on wine-growing regions of the world…
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 winegrowing...
The woman who coined the term ‘kiwifruit’ has died in California at the age of 96.
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 when she saw...
Best Sausage in New Zealnad!
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 Zealand,...
The sneaky pest – Stink Bug
The spotlight on the Rugby World Cup is being shared by a smelly little brown bug. Biosecurity Minister Damien O'Connor asks traveling Kiwis to be vigilant as it’s high-season for the crop-eating brown marmorated stink bug and so many kiwis are in the land of the bug...
A large dairy farm has been fined $42,000 for destroying indigenous vegetation to create pasture for dairy grazing.
A large Central Otago dairy farm operation with a good track record for community involvement has been fined $42,000 for destroying 12.2 hectares of indigenous vegetation to create pasture for dairy grazing. Devon Dairy Farms, has about 4000 dairy cows at Hawea Flat...
Infectious poultry disease has been confirmed just north of Dunedin
An infectious poultry disease has been confirmed on a Mainland Poultry property just north of Dunedin and possibly another near Moeraki. The poultry industry is confident the highly infectious virus will not lead to an egg shortage. Mainland Poultry chief executive...