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Pollen import ban sought to save kiwifruit industry
Federated Farmers want a ban on pollen imports and an end to artificial pollination of kiwifruit after Psa was found in pollen samples.
PSA found in kiwifruit pollen
Samples of kiwifruit pollen collected from the Bay of Plenty and South Auckland over the past two years contain the bacteria that cause vine canker.
Recovery progressing 'very slowly', Bollard says
NZ's economic recovery is progressing 'very slowly' and 'could yet be a prolonged process,' the Governor of the Reserve Bank says.
Fonterra: Keep farms in Kiwi hands
NZ cannot afford to lose control of its land, says Fonterra chairman Sir Henry van der Heyden.
Govt: PSA outbreak will cost $75m
The Government has announced a $50 million plan to fight the kiwifruit vine bacteria PSA and expects total losses from infection of $75 million over the next two years.
English: Higher short-term deficits, election-year economic upswing
Bill English says the long term outlook for the NZ economy is good, but the recovery will be flatter in the short term.
Farmers may win ETS reprieve
NZ farmers are unlikely to be brought into the emissions trading scheme in 2015 unless scientific advances are made in reducing animal emissions and our trading partners make giant strides in pricing carbon.
Psa disease hits South Island orchards
The PSA disease has spread to kiwifruit orchards in the South Island and eradication is looking unlikely, Biosecurity Minister David Carter says.
Farm sales slide further: REINZ
October farm sales slumped by almost one-third on last year, amid a climate of cautious buyers, REINZ figures show.
Psa strategy to focus on 'aggressive containment'
Biosecurity Minister David Carter says hopes of eradicating the Psa disease are fading, with the number of infected orchards climbing.