Silly Season
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New Zealand's kiwifruit industry is on alert following reports of a mystery disease that is sweeping through Italian orchards.
New Zealand kiwifruit growers are nervous about having enough people to work in the industry during the coming months, according to grower organisation NZKGI.
Bragato Research Institute has signed an agreement on behalf of the wine industry to participate in the $27 million Lighter Touch Programme, alongside other industries including kiwifruit, onions and citrus.
A new report is calling on kiwifruit growers to ramp up capital planning discussions with the post-harvest segment (PHS) providers and banks.
NZ Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated’s (NZKGI) chief executive Nikki Johnson says growers came through the past season reasonably well.
New Zealand horticulture exports reached a record-breaking $6.2 billion in the year ending June 2019 – an increase of $720 million on the previous year.
Zespri returned almost $2 billion to New Zealand’s kiwifruit industry in the 2019/20 financial year.
Zespri returned almost $2 billion to New Zealand’s kiwifruit industry in the 2019/20 financial year.
A training programme to help the kiwifruit industry provide employment opportunities for New Zealanders is receiving Government funding.
The Government moving from level 2 to 3, and then to 4 in quick succession sent shockwaves through horticulture's labour pool.

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