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Horticulture New Zealand and the Tararua Growers Association welcome the sensible words of Primary Industries Minister David Carter concerned about the estimated cost of a recent Environment Court decision on farmers and growers.

Growers and horticulture producers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of continuing to fund their industry good organisation, HortNZ.

Horticulture New Zealand's survival depends on a levy vote which closes in a week.

Voting has started in a crucial decision for the future of Horticulture New Zealand (HortNZ).

HORTICULTURE NZ says it won’t back off from raising biosecurity issues despite stinging criticism from the Minister for Primary Industries at the growers’ conference.

Horticulture New Zealand president Andrew Fenton is calling for local government to streamline the resource consent process, saying it was holding the horticulture industry to ransom.

Potatoes New Zealand business manager Ron Gall has announced his resignation after 22 years working with the industry representative.

The best of New Zealand's growing talent will be going head-to-head this month in a bid to win the title of Young Grower of the Year at Auckland's Ellerslie Event Centre, on Monday, July 23.

Horticulture New Zealand wants to see stronger biosecurity protection come out of this week's Ministerial announcement of an investigation into how border protection agencies can work together.

FARMERS ARE concerned that imported strawberry seed kits went on sale without proper biosecurity checks.