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The $5.6 billion horticulture industry is a big contributor to New Zealand’s economic wellbeing.

The farming sector has its head in the sand if it doesn’t realise water is a huge issue waiting to be tackled, says Labour’s primary industries spokesperson Damien O’Connor.

In the months leading up to this year’s election, HortNZ has worked with our members to develop an election manifesto.

Reacting to Labour statement on freshwater, and in the absence of any detailed policy to go with that, Horticulture New Zealand says "let’s not do this".

Government funding for a nationwide project to better protect waterways, by measuring and managing nitrogen on cropping farms, has been welcomed by Horticulture New Zealand.

A pilot scheme helping ex-prisoners and other offenders to find work in the horticulture industry is succeeding and will be expanded, says Corrections Minister Louise Upston.

Tar and concrete could spell the end of New Zealand growing leafy green vegetables such as lettuce and spinach if house building persists on productive land near urban areas.

There is significant potential for New Zealand to export more fruit and vegetables, says a visiting US fruit and vegetable expert.

In 2015 horticulture’s combined domestic supply and exports, excluding wine, were worth $5 billion.

If too many houses replace vegetable growing operations, we may have to look at alternatives such as vertical farming, says Horticulture NZ chief executive Mike Chapman.