New Zealand avocados are being marketed in Japan by a company well known for its premium brands. Primor export manager Ted Thomas says a relationship has been formed... Read More

In late 2010, Braden Hungerford wasn't sleeping well. When he did, his dreams were filled with images of kiwifruit vines infected with the disease Psa-V and worries... Read More

The process which led to the formation of Fonterra and resulted in significant savings for dairy farmers is a template which Local Government would do well to consider,... Read More

For the first time in 10 years growers of Hayward green kiwifruit are forecast to receive more than $5 a tray for their fruit. Zespri's latest forecast is for $5.01... Read More

Kiwifruit growers now have another antibiotic product they can use to manage the disease Psa-V. Last week, the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines group... Read More

Australian fruit being shut out of Thailand over a regulatory issue has opened up an unexpected opportunity for New Zealand avocado growers this season, says Southern... Read More

The kiwifruit industry is hoping it is not facing a new threat to its crop following a discovery of symptoms in some kiwifruit vines which have proved negative in... Read More

Zespri is challenging claims over trading in its shares, intellectual property rights and breaches of World Trade Organisation rules, made by the Independent Kiwifruit... Read More

Levels of fear and intimidation in the kiwifruit industry are such that growers giving evidence to any enquiry into the industry should be able to do so in confidence,... Read More

New Zealand orchardists will have the chance to learn how growers manage the vine disease Psa-V in Italy when leading Italian scientists address a seminar in Te... Read More

Mount Maunganui based kiwifruit exporter Zespri is being investigated by the Serious Fraud Office. But while the SFO confirms that Zespri is under investigation,... Read More

Tauranga's award winning para-equestrian Jodie Thorne and her support crew are heading for this week's Equidays to gain tips ahead of the team's next big competition... Read More