Sharon Kirk, Ardgour Valley Orchards’ international sales and marketing manager.

Later this month, Ardgour Valley Orchards apricots will burst onto the world stage and domestic supermarket shelves under the Temptation Valley brand.

NZ Avocado is funding a comprehensive insights programme designed to get better data on trade dynamics, retail trends and consumer preferences.

While NZ Avocado is not directly involved in selling fruit, it does have a significant role in supporting exporters to develop and grow markets.

Avocado NZ chief executive, Brad Siebert, says better weather and new export strategy could see a muchimproved season for growers.

After two challenging years, the country’s avocado growers are quietly optimistic that a good year is in the making.

Taiwan is consuming more than $44m worth of New Zealand cherries.

New Zealanders ate over $1 billion of potatoes last year, Taiwan is consuming more than $44m worth of New Zealand cherries, and Royal Gala apples are our most popular apple export variety, comprising almost 22% of apple exports.

Horticulture Minister Nicola Grigg.

The horticulture sector is a big winner from recent free trade deals sealed with the Gulf states, says Associate Agriculture Minister Nicola Grigg.

HortNZ chief executive Kate Scott.

Applications are open for Horticulture New Zealand’s (HortNZ) 2025 scholarship programme with18 funding opportunities for students with a special interest in the commercial fruit and vegetable industry.

Cartographer orchard scanners allow growers to precisely count buds and fruit on all their trees and vines.

A partnership between two technology companies in Hawke's Bay is making orchard data more easily accessible to growers using new interactive online heat maps.

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.

A post settlement treaty organisation in Wairoa is banking on horticulture to boost employment and income for its people.

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 is punching above its weight when it comes to export revenue, according to Westpac industry analyst Paul Clark.

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