The days of being a simple vegetable grower are long gone and there is a need for highly skilled people in both the business and science side of any operation.
One of the country’s leading commercial growers predicts that in the future more high value vegetables will be grown under cover.
October will see the highly successful kiwifruit industry celebrating some significant milestones in its illustrious history.
A post settlement treaty organisation in Wairoa is banking on horticulture to boost employment and income for its people.
New Zealand's fastest- growing vegetable – which grows at an astonishing rate of up to 17cm a day in warm weather – is now available in supermarkets.
Wine science researchers from the University of Adelaide have found that a tailor-made polymer developed in New Zealand could hold the key to removing smoke taint in wine.
The Horticulture sector needs a fit-for-purpose system for freshwater farm plans that works for the sector and delivers on environmental outcomes, says Michelle Sands, acting chief executive of HortNZ.
The horticulture sector is punching above its weight when it comes to export revenue, according to Westpac industry analyst Paul Clark.
Asparagus season is here, with the seasonal favourite set to land in kitchens across New Zealand this month.
Six of New Zealand’s top young horticulturalists will put their skills to the test in the national Young Grower of the Year final in Hastings next week.
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