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GOVERNMENT'S PLANS to get more Kiwis into seasonal work and increase the annual Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) cap to 9000 are welcomed by the New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated (NZKGI).

ZESPRI IS launching a new graduate recruitment scheme to attract top young talent into the kiwifruit industry.

UNIVERSITY OF Waikato PhD candidate Rasika Subasinghe has been awarded a Zespri Innovation Fellowship for her research into the host cell wall degrading strategies of the Psa bacteria in kiwifruit.

THE KIWIFRUIT industry is the first to sign a biosecurity partnership with the government under the Government Industry Agreements (GIA).

KIWIFRUIT GROWERS have taken another step on recovery pathway from the vine-killing disease Psa, with gold kiwifruit volumes forecast to rise in 2014 after two years of decline, Zespri's chief executive Lain Jager says.

Shareholders of Opotiki Packing and Cool storage (OPAC) yesterday voted resoundingly to buy out Seeka's 19.91% shareholding in the company at a cost of just over $3.2 million.

A Bay of Plenty kiwifruit orchard has posted a top orchard gate return based on its production of Hayward green in the 2013 season.

WANGANUI IS the latest area to succumb to Psa-V, but with the absence of Gold variety Hort 16a, it may be easier to manage.

Zespri, the world's premium kiwifruit marketer, has been recognised for the quality of its marketing programmes across Asia at the inaugural Asia Fruit Awards presented in Hong Kong this week.

ZESPRI’S GOLD crop will be down about 45-50% this year, but there are positives to the season.