Displaying items by tag: kiwifruit

Tuesday, 15 October 2019 14:56

New hort science scholarships 

A scholarship for up to five students each year, studying Massey University’s Bachelor of Horticultural Science degree has been launched by kiwifruit exporter Zezpri.

Published in General News
Monday, 16 September 2019 09:13

Dairy farm to be converted to kiwifruit

Craigmore Sustainables will invest $38 million to convert 137ha of established dairy farm at Kerikeri into a kiwifruit orchard.

Published in General News
Friday, 13 September 2019 11:30

Investors hopping into horticulture

Low interest rates are driving record enquiries for cash yielding real assets, says the rural syndicate property investor MyFarm Investments.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 22 May 2019 08:37

Climate change may impact kiwifruit

Climate change may force the kiwifruit industry to look for new places to grow its vines – especially the green hayward variety.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 22 May 2019 08:03

Weather impacts fruit crop

Horticultural produce company Seeka has indicated lower than expected kiwifruit volumes across Australia and New Zealand.

Published in General News
Monday, 20 May 2019 10:54

Organic lifestyle a winner

Mark and Catriona White dreams were realised after they decided 12 years ago to grow organic kiwifruit.

Published in General News
Thursday, 16 May 2019 11:30

Overseas workers help harvest

About 250 new employees have already bolstered the kiwifruit industry’s worker shortage.

Published in General News
Thursday, 16 May 2019 11:27

Kiwifruit season shaping up well

Zespri says it’s excited about another strong season shaping up for the kiwifruit industry.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 08 May 2019 09:02

Hort boosts farm syndicate’s result

An aggregate 10% cash return during 2018-19 is shown in the first full year financial results of MyFarm’s horticultural and commercial rural property syndicates.

Published in General News
Thursday, 18 April 2019 10:55

Overseas visitors needed to pick crops

Overseas visitors are being offered temporary work visas to help pick kiwifruit in Bay of Plenty.

Published in General News
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