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Release of a type of parasitic wasp is proposed as a biological control agent to combat a psyllid - plant louse - that attacks tomatoes, potatoes, capsicums and tamarillos

Horticulture in New Zealand is the little brother to the major powers of the dairy, meat, forestry and wine sectors.

Horticulture New Zealand says the Government cannot "cherry-pick" its way through the recommendations of the Land and Water Forum.

Horticulture NZ has appointed Mike Chapman as its new chief executive.

The New Zealand horticulture Industry has created an integrated, robust and thriving foundation from which it is ready to “explode into future success”, says Waikato University student Jack Keeys.

Sponsoring students to attend the national conference is one way Horticulture NZ has set out to engage the next generation. 

Horticulture needs to get rid of its image as being all “mud and gumboots,” says Sue Pickering, senior business manager, HortNZ.

Horticulture New Zealand presented its inaugural President’s Award to lifelong kiwifruit industry supporter and grower Ian Greaves last week.

Horticulture NZ chairman Julian Raine believes horticulture can, as predicted, overtake dairying as NZ’s main export industry.

More than 300 delegates from throughout the country have been attending Horticulture New Zealand's annual conference being held in Rotorua.