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OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
New Zealand horticultural specialist Hortinvest and Ardgour Station have established a limited partnership to produce apricots and cherries for export in early 2023.
Affected growers claim that the release of 20,000 apple and 400 stonefruit plants from containment vindicates the position they have taken since the start of the issue.
The Ministry of Primary Industries says it is releasing 20,000 apple plants and 400 stonefruit plants from containment.
Protecting New Zealand’s biosecurity status is paramount in the wrangle over imported American fruit stock, says Summerfruit NZ chair Tim Jones.
A top US facility that globally supplies the latest cultivars for the pipfruit and stonefruit industry has lost interest in dealing with New Zealand.
An impasse between the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and apple and stonefruit growers is continuing.
Orchardists and nursery owners are starting to raise questions about the future of the apple and stonefruit industry.
OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
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